Utility Products Co.

Harley J Van De Loo

Hans J Ziegler

Christopher J Salimes

Michael J Cherveny

Bradley J Smith

Edward M Kaucic

A modular terminal for fast and secure installation of a wire pair insuring electrical isolation of each wire in utility interface equipment requiring a large number of such installing operations is supported by a boss of insulating material. A pair of continuous contact pins are each formed with two-pronged wire clamps having a wire-receiving slot between the prongs. The contact pins extend into the housing in spaced apart positions with the lower prongs seated on the boss and the wire-receiving slots for the pair opening in the same direction. A cap is seated on the upper prongs of the wire clamps and is fastened to the boss with a terminal screw that is advanced to simultaneously secure a pair of conductors held in the wire-receiving slots.

Terminal module with dual binding post terminals

A terminal block includes a printed circuit element which has conductive paths deposited on one of its surfaces, with each path extending from a terminal area surrounding an opening in the element to a centralized area. In one embodiment, the printed circuit element is a rigid board and terminals are mounted on the board and extend through each opening and project outwardly on the opposite surface of the board. The terminals are swedged at one end to physically retain them on the board and to electrically connect them to the conductive path. The rigid board is attached to an open box-like shell through which a cable carrying wire conductor extends and connects, interior to the block, to the conductive paths on the circuit board. In another embodiment, the circuit element is a flat, flexible sheet which is disposed against a support board provided with apertures aligned with the openings in the flexible sheet. The terminals extend through both the board and the sheet and may be swedged at one end to grip the support board and flexible element and to electrically connect the terminals to the conductive path. Alternately, the terminals may be soldered to the terminal area surrounding an opening of the flexible sheet. A back plate may be connected to the board to sandwich the flexible sheet therebetween.

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Milwaukee, WI, United States of America

Harley J Van De Loo