Ground conductor series terminal
AssigneeWAGO Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH
InventorHans J. Kollmann
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Abstract
This invention relates to a series terminal with one or more connection terminal units for ground conductors and with a contact base for the assembly rail, in order to use it as a ground conductor bus bar. To improve the electrical connection between the ground conductor connection terminal points and the assembly rail, and for better handling of the terminal, it is suggested that a contact clamp with a spring bow be used instead of the contact base, with the contact clamp being made in one part with the bus bar of the connection terminal points.
Claims4
In a series terminal for use in connection with an elongated assembly rail of a type including a base portion, a pair of leg portions extending upwardly from opposite sides of said base portion, and a pair of side flange portions extending outwardly from the upper extremities of said leg portions terminating in elongated longitudinally extending side edges, said series terminal including a current bar which is electrically connectible to a ground connection, a contact base which is adapted to be latched to the assembly rail, and an insulator case including insulator latching bases for latching said insulator case to said assembly rail, the improvement comprising said contact base being integrally formed in a unitary construction with said current bar from a highly conductive metal and including a pair of spaced clamp ends which are receivable in clamping engagement with said opposite side edges so that said clamp ends are in substantially perpendicular relation to said base portion, said series terminal further comprising a resilient spring bow received on said contact base for resiliently urging the clamp ends thereof together in order to maintain said clamp ends in clamping engagement with said opposite side edges.
In the series terminal of claim 5, said insulator case including insulator stops which are engageable with said assembly rail for fixing the position of said series terminal thereon.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.