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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2011
Applicants:
Markus Kettern, Lemgo, DE;
Ralf Geske, Schieder-Schwalenberg, DE;
Inventors:
Markus Kettern, Lemgo, DE;
Ralf Geske, Schieder-Schwalenberg, DE;
Assignee:
Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG, Blomberg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 4/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A connecting terminal includes a housing having at least one base member and an actuating part coupled to the base member and lockingly engageable therewith in an open position and in a contact position. An insulation-displacement contact is configured to connect a cable. A first latching device is configured to contribute to a first interlocking of the base member and the actuating part in the open position and a second latching device is configured to contribute to a second interlocking of the base member and the actuating part in the contact position.