Self-locking fastener for terminal post

Claim 1

A SELF-LOCKING ELECTRICAL TERMINAL CONNECTOR COMPRISING A SUPPORT MEMBER HAVING AN APERTURE THEREIN, A DEFORMABLE INSULATOR BUSHING BEING RECEIVED WITHIN AND EXTENDING THROUGH SAID SUPPORT APERTURE, SAID INSULATOR BUSHING HAVING AN OUTER CYLINDRICAL SURFACE OF A DIAMETER SUBSTANTIALLY CORRESPONDING TO THAT OF THE SUPPORT APERTURE, SAID DEFORMABLE INSULATOR BUSHING HAVING AN INNER CYLINDRICAL SURFACE OF A PREDETERMINED DIAMETER, SAID INSULATOR BUSHING INNER CYLINDRICAL SURFACE HAVING A PLURALITY OF LATERALLY EXTENDING LUGS THEREON, A FLANGE MEMBER INTEGRAL WITH SAID INSULATOR BUSHING AND ENGAGING SAID SUPPORT MEMBER IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT SAID APERTURE THEREIN, A CONDUCTOR SLEEVE FITTED WITHIN SAID INSULATOR BUSHING AND HAVING AN OUTER CYLINDRICAL SURFACE SNUGLY ENGAGING THE INNER SURFACE OF SAID INSULATOR BUSHING, SAID CONDUCTOR SLEEVE HAVING AN INNER CYLINDRICAL SURFACE OF A PREDETERMINED DIAMETER AND CONTAINING A PLURALITY OF SLOTS RECEIVING SAID LATERALLY EXTENDING LUGS OF SAID INSULATOR BUSHING, A FIRST THREADED MEMBER THREADEDLY ENGAGING THE INNER CYLINDRICAL SURFACE OF THE CONDUCTOR SLEEVE, SAID FIRST THREADED MEMBER BEING OPERATIVE TO ENGAGE SAID LUGS AND EXPAND THEM LATERALLY TO COLLAPSE THE INSULATOR BUSHING AND DRAW THE SAME AGAINST A SIDE OF SAID SUPPORT MEMBER REMOTE FROM SAID INSULATOR BUSHING FLANGE PORTION WHEN SAID THREADED MEMBER IS ACTUATED, AND A SECOND THREADED MEMBER THREADEDLY ENGAGING THE INNER CYLINDRICAL SURFACE OF SAID CONDUCTOR SLEEVE AT AN END REMOTE FROM SAID INSULATOR BUSHING FLANGE TO PROVIDE AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTION.