Electrical connection terminal assembly and tilt washer

A washer for use in connection with a screw having a shank portion and a head portion, including an undersurface, said washer comprising:

• (a) a body having a transverse center line, a longitudinal center line, a first surface and a second surface, said body having a centrally disposed aperture for receiving the shank of the screw, said aperture having a first axis measured along said longitudinal center line and a second axis measured along said transverse center line, said second axis being less than said first axis;
• (b) screw head engaging means provided on said first surface for engaging the undersurface of the screw head upon tightening the screw;
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• (c) gripping means provided on said second surface for gripping an article below said second surface, said gripping means being disposed on either side of said transverse center line of said body and comprising a generally circular shaped article gripping ridge provided on said second surface of said body.

A connector assembly to which electrical wires can be detachably connected said connector assembly including a threaded terminal and comprising:

• (a) a threaded member having a shank portion and a head portion, said head portion having a generally flat annular shaped undersurface;
• (b) a clamping plate having a transverse center line, longitudinal center line, a first surface and a second surface, said clamping plate having a centrally disposed, aperture for receiving said shank portion of said threaded member, said aperture being generally elliptical in shape and having a first axis measured along said longitudinal center line and a second axis measured along said transverse center line, said first axis being larger than said second axis;
• (c) head engaging means provided on said first surface for engaging the undersurface of said head portion upon tightening said threaded member relative to the terminal;
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• (d) gripping means provided on said second surface for gripping an article placed between said clamping plate and the terminal, said gripping means comprising protuberances disposed on either side of said transverse center line of said clamping plate, each of said protuberances including a generally circularly shaped ridge adapted to engage the electrical wires at spaced apart locations.

A connector assembly to which electrical wires can be detachably connected, said connector assembly including a threaded terminal and comprising:

• (a) a threaded member having a shank portion and a head portion;
• (b) a clamping plate having a transverse center line, a longitudinal center line, a first surface and a second surface, said clamping plate having a centrally disposed aperture for receiving said shank portion of said threaded member;
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• (c) gripping means provided on said second surface of said clamping plate for gripping an article placed between said clamping plate and the terminal, said gripping means comprising generally circular shaped protuberances.

A connector assembly to which electrical wires can be detachably connected comprising:

• (a) a threaded member having a shank portion and a head portion, said head portion having a generally flat undersurface;
• (b) a clamping plate having a transverse center line, a longitudinal center line, a first surface and a second surface, said clamping plate having a centrally disposed aperture for receiving said shank portion of said threaded member;
• (c) head engaging means provided on said first surface for engaging said undersurface of said head portion;
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• (d) gripping means provided on said second surface for gripping an article placed below said second surface, said gripping means comprising generally circular shaped gripping protuberances disposed on either side of said transverse center line of said clamping plate.

A connector assembly to which electrical wires can be detachably connected comprising:

• (a) a threaded member having a shank portion and a head portion, said head portion having a generally flat undersurface;
• (b) a clamping plate having a transverse center line, longitudinal center line, a first surface and a second surface, said clamping plate having a centrally disposed aperture for receiving said shank portion of said threaded member;
• (c) head engaging means provided on said first surface for engaging the undersurface of said head portion, said head engaging means comprising an upstanding, generally annular shaped collar provided on said first surface of said clamping plate;
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• (d) gripping means provided on said second surface for gripping an article placed below said second surface, said gripping means comprising gripping protuberances disposed on either side of said transverse center line of said clamping plate.

A connector assembly to which electrical wires can be detachably connected comprising:

• (a) a threaded member having a shank portion and a head portion, said head portion having a generally flat undersurface;
• (b) a clamping plate having a transverse center line, longitudinal center line, a first surface and a second surface, said clamping plate having a centrally disposed, generally elliptically shaped aperture for receiving said shank portion of said threaded member;
• (c) head engaging means provided on said first surface for engaging the undersurface of said head portion;
• said head engaging means comprising a pair of upstanding, generally hemispherically shaped protuberances provided on said second surface of said clamping plate;
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• (d) gripping means provided on said second surface for gripping an article placed below said second surface, said gripping means comprising generally circular shaped gripping protuberances disposed on either side of said transverse center line of said clamping plate.

A connector assembly to which electrical wires can be detachably connected said connector assembly including a threaded terminal and comprising:

• (a) a threaded member including a shank portion and a head portion, said head portion having a generally flat annular shaped undersurface;
• (b) a clamping plate having a transverse center line, longitudinal center line, a first surface and a second surface, said clamping plate having a centrally disposed, aperture for receiving said shank portion of said threaded member, said aperture being generally elliptical in shape and having a first axis measured along said longitudinal center line and a second axis measured along said transverse center line, said first axis being larger than said second axis;
• (c) head engaging means provided on said first surface for engaging the undersurface of said head portion upon tightening said threaded member relative to the terminal, said head engaging means comprising a pair of upstanding protuberances extending angularly upwardly from said first surface;
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• (d) gripping means provided on said second surface for gripping an article placed between said clamping plate and the terminal, said gripping means comprising protuberances disposed on either side of said transverse center line of said clamping plate.

A connector assembly to which electrical wires can be detachably connected, said connector assembly comprising:

• (a) a threaded member including a shank portion having a longitudinal axis;
• (b) a clamping plate having a transverse center line, a longitudinal center line, a first surface and a second surface, said body having a centrally disposed aperture for receiving said shank portion of said threaded member, said clamping plate being tiltable about said longitudinal axis of said threaded member from a first position to a second position;
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• (c) gripping means provided on said second surface of said clamping plate for gripping an electrical wire, said gripping means comprising gripping elements having gripping portions disposed in a substantially coplanar relationship.

A connector assembly to which electrical wires can be detachably connected, said connector assembly comprising:

• (a) a threaded member including a shank portion having a longitudinal axis;
• (b) a clamping plate having a transverse center line, a longitudinal center line, a first surface and a second surface, said body having a centrally disposed aperture for receiving said shank portion of said threaded member, said clamping plate being tiltable about said longitudinal axis of said threaded member from a first position to a second position;
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• (c) gripping means provided on said second surface of said clamping plate for gripping an electrical wire, said gripping means comprising at least one gripping element disposed on each side of said transverse center line of said clamping plate, one of said gripping elements having a wire engaging portion disposed substantially within a first plane and the other of said elements having a wire engaging portion disposed substantially within a second plane parallel to said first plane.