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US 5,326,285 AGranted
Connection arrangement between terminal blocks
AssigneeCooper Industries, Inc.
InventorRonald R. Maros
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Abstract
A connection system between terminal blocks whereby one block has an extension and one block has a mating pocket. Upon connection, the various surfaces of the extension and pocket cause a frictional relationship between the blocks and maintain a uniform distance between the termination points around the connection.
Claims3
A mating pair of electrical terminal blocks, said terminal blocks comprising:
- a first block;
- a mating block, said first and mating blocks including:
- a top surface;
- a bottom surface;
- a plurality of equally spaced apertures, said apertures extending from said top surface to said bottom surface and terminating at said bottom surface in a cylindrically shaped tube;
- a plurality of substantially rectangular barriers, said barriers spaced between said apertures;
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- connection means integral with said first and mating blocks whereby, upon connection, said connection means form a first aperture and all of said apertures within said connection means, first block and said mating block are equally spaced from each other.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.