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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2012
Filed:
May. 18, 2009
Jean-marie Trico, Grenoble, FR;
Jean-Marie Trico, Grenoble, FR;
Schneider Electric Industries SAS, Rueil Malmaison, FR;
Abstract
An electrical screw terminal comprising a metal tunnel through which an elongate passage runs designed to receive a connection strip and comprising a tapped hole passing through a wall of said tunnel. The terminal comprises a telescopic screw passing through the tapped hole and comprising an operating head designed to be actuated to command said screw, a tightening head designed to clamp an electrical conductor and the connection strip. The telescopic screw comprises at least a first section having an external thread designed to collaborate with the tapped hole and having an internal thread designed to collaborate with an external thread of at least a second cylindrical section. The operating head comprises a single driving profile to drive said sections together in rotation via drive means.