The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 1985
Filed:
Nov. 28, 1983
Teizo Fujita, Ibaraki, JP;
Yoshitaka Tsuji, Toyonaka, JP;
Idec Izumi Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
Disclosed is a wire terminal connector for use in an electric device, comprising an electrically conductive terminal plate formed with at least one screw hole, and at least one terminal screw to be screwed into the screw hole, for fixing a wire terminal between the terminal plate and the terminal screw, in which the terminal connector further comprises: a movable electrically conductive member slidably supported perpendicularly to the terminal plate, the movable member including a first portion extending parallel with the terminal plate and supporting the terminal screw, and a second portion integrally formed with the first portion and extending perpendicularly to the first portion from one end of the first portion, the second portion being formed with a rectangular stopper portion for restricting a range of movement of the first portion; a compression spring with its one end supported by the second portion of the movable member; and a fixed spring-support portion for supporting the compression spring at the other end thereof so that the terminal screw is stably held at a selected one of at least two, a first and a second, stable positions, the first and second positions having the largest and smallest distances from the terminal plate respectively.