Push-in wire connector with improved busbar
AssigneeIDEAL Industries, Inc.
InventorsSushil N. Keswani, Benjamin D. Swedberg
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Abstract
A push-in wire connector has an improved busbar suitable for use with either solid or stranded wire. The connector has a housing with a hollow interior. At least two openings in the housing provide access to the interior for the ends of wires inserted into the connector. A busbar is mounted in the housing. The busbar defines at least two wire-crossing axes extending from an entry edge to an exit edge and a thickness between a top face and a bottom face. The busbar has a wire-receiving pocket extending below the top face on each of the wire-crossing axes and a wire-engaging protrusion extending above the top face on each of the wire-crossing axes.
Claims12
A push-in wire connector, comprising:
- a housing having a hollow interior and at least two openings providing access to the interior for the ends of wires inserted into the connector;
- a busbar mounted in the interior of the housing, the busbar defining a thickness between a top face and a bottom face, the busbar also defining an entry edge, an exit edge, and at least two wire-crossing axes extending from the entry edge to the exit edge;
- the busbar having a wire-receiving pocket extending below the top face on each of the wire-crossing axes and a wire-engaging protrusion extending above the top face on each of the wire-crossing axes.
A push-in wire connector, comprising:
- a housing having a hollow interior and at least two openings providing access to the interior for the ends of wires inserted into the connector;
- a busbar mounted in the interior of the housing, the busbar defining a thickness between a top face and a bottom face, the busbar also defining an entry edge, an exit edge, and at least two wire-crossing axes extending from the entry edge to the exit edge;
- the busbar having a wire-engaging protrusion extending above the top face on each of the wire-crossing axes, the wire-engaging protrusion having a height above the top face of at least about 40% of the thickness of the busbar and wherein the wire-engaging protrusion has a length of at least about 50% of the distance between the entry edge and the exit edge of the busbar.
A push-in wire connector, comprising:
- a housing having a hollow interior and at least two openings providing access to the interior for the ends of wires inserted into the connector;
- a busbar mounted in the interior of the housing, the busbar defining a thickness between a top face and a bottom face, the busbar also defining an entry edge, an exit edge, and at least two wire-crossing axes extending from the entry edge to the exit edge;
- the busbar having a wire-engaging protrusion extending above the top face on each of the wire-crossing axes, the wire-engaging protrusion having a height above the top face of at least about 40% of the thickness of the busbar and wherein the wire-engaging protrusion adjoins the exit edge.
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