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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 1988
Filed:
Aug. 21, 1986
Donald S Rich, Long Valley, NJ (US);
Other;
Abstract
An improved wire terminal is provided in which an internal coiled spring wire clamping member is opened with the usual clockwise twist of the wire terminal when wires are inserted into the wire terminal, with an intermediate portion of the spring initially contacting the wires as they are inserted into the wire terminal such that the clockwise rotation opens an upper spring portion anchored at its end to the wire terminal. Release of the wire terminal causes the spring to collapse on itself to squeeze the wires together, thereby preventing dislodging of the wire terminal as by vibration. Further improvements include an annular lower lip in the housing for ease of spring insertion and capture; an upper U-shaped dog which prevents the upper spring dog from jumping out of its tabbed position with extremely large terminal torquing, while at the same time deflecting inserted wires off-axis to prevent terminal cap damage; and a terminal removal system including a dog on the lower portion of the spring and corresponding lost motion channels housing corresponding dogs at both the top and bottom of the terminal.