Collar bushing terminal

Claim 1

A TERMINAL CONNECTOR FOR ELECTRICAL POWER CABLES COMPRISING A BODY PORTION, A STUD THEREOF OF CHANNELSHAPED CROSS SECTION, A COLLAR HAVING AN OPENING ACCEPTING SAID STUD AND HAVING A JAW WHICH PROJECTS INWARDLY TOWARD THE GROOVE DEFINED BY SAID CHANNEL SECTION AND IS ADAPTED FOR RECEPTION THEREIN, SAID JAW DEFINING RECESSES ON OPPOSITE SIDES THEREOF ADAPTED TO RECEIVE THE SIDES OF THE CHANNEL-SHAPED STUD, MEANS ASSOCIATED WITH SAID COLLAR FOR FORCING SAID JAW INTO CLAMPING ENGAGEMENT WITH AN ELECTRICAL CONDUCTOR INSERTED INTO SAID GROOVE, SAID RECESSES BEING SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLEMENTARILY SHAPED WITH RESPECT TO SAID STUD SIDES AND ADAPTED TO RECEIVE SAID SIDES WHEREBY A WIDE RANGE OF CONDUCTOR SIZES MAY BE CLAMPED, SAID COLLAR HAVING PORTIONS ADJACENT THE RECESSES ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID JAW WHICH ARE ADAPTED RESILIENTLY TO FLEX UNDER CLAMPING PRESSURE THEREBY TO PROVIDE A SPRING BIAS FOR MAINTAINING CLAMPING PRESSURE UPON RELAXATION OF SAID CONDUCTOR, AND MEANS ADAPTED TO HOLD THE COLLAR CAPTIVE AXIALLY ON SAID STUD.