Apparatus for mounting a conductor terminal housing on a rail
AssigneeC. A. Weidmuller GmbH & Co.
InventorsHorst Conrad, Jorg Diekmann, Manfred Wilmes, Walter Hanning
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Abstract
An apparatus for mounting a conductor terminal including an insulated housing and a bus bar on a support rail is characterized by a solid metal contact base connected with the bus bar and adapted for electrically and mechanically connecting the bus bar with the rail. The base includes a pair of integral hook portions for clamping with the edges of the rail and at least one intermediate resilient prong extending longitudinally from the base. When the hook portions are clamped onto the rail edges, the prong is biased against the rail to retain the connector in position on the rail.
Claims9
Apparatus for mounting a conductor terminal including an insulated housing and a bus bar on a support rail, comprising
- (a) a solid metal contact base connected with the bus bar and having depending hook portions at opposite ends thereof, said hook portions clamping on opposite edges of the support rail for electrically and mechanically connecting said base with the rail;
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- (b) spring means integrally formed with and depending from said base intermediate said hook portions, said spring means comprising at least one longitudinally extending prong for engaging one edge of the rail, whereby when said base hook portions are clamped on the edges of the rail, said spring means is biased against the rail to retain the conductor terminal in position on the rail.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.