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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2008
Hung-chi Tai, Jhonghe, TW;
Yung-chih Hung, Jhonghe, TW;
Hung-Chi Tai, Jhonghe, TW;
Yung-Chih Hung, Jhonghe, TW;
Alltop Electronics (Su Zhou) Co., Ltd, Taicang, Jiangsu Province, CN;
Abstract
A connecting box for connecting to a solar panel includes a housing and a terminal assembly. The housing has an opening for introducing an electrical connecting element of the solar panel. The terminal assembly is disposed in the housing, which includes a first terminal having a first contact portion for contacting and applying an elastic force to the electrical connecting element and a first releasing portion extending from the first contact portion. The first releasing portion is non-obstructedly arranged in the housing to be operable to release the elastic force without assistance of any tools when the solar panel is inserted into or extracted from the connecting box.