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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Werner Beege, Hainburg, DE;
Werner Radde, Babenhausen, DE;
Assignee:
Weidmueller Interface GmbH & Co., Detmold, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 4/24 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 4/24 ;
Abstract
An electrical terminal adapted for connection with a conductor, comprising a hollow electrically conductive terminal containing a chamber receiving a U-shaped spring, and an opening for receiving a conductor that is biased by one leg of the spring into engagement with a given wall of the terminal chamber, the spring one leg having an operating tab portion that extends through a slot contained in the given terminal wall. A plurality of the terminals may be provided in an outer housing that is formed of an electrically insulating synthetic plastic material.