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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 1990
Filed:
Sep. 13, 1989
Albert J Gartland, Jr, Trumbull, CT (US);
Michael J Lawlor, Manchester, CT (US);
Hubbell Incorporated, Orange, CT (US);
Abstract
An electrical contact clip for a wiring device includes an inside and outside contact members. Each of the contact members includes a terminal portion adapted to be electrically coupled to wiring, a resilient contact portion for electrically engaging a mating contact element, and an intermediate portion extending between the terminal portion and the contact portion. The coupling members are interlocked adjacent the intermediate portions. The contact portions are preformed such that, when the contact members are interlocked, the contact portions engage and press against each other and bend about an axis transvese to the longitudinal axes of the contact members.