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Neutral wire connector

Assignee: Schneider Electric USA Inc
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Filing: 1962-06-12
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Granted: 1964-05-19
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Expires: 1982-06-12
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Harris I Stanback

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 02:44
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R11/00; H01R11/03; H01R4/00; H01R4/28; H01R4/30; H01R4/36

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 226 words
A NEUTRAL WIRE CONNECTOR COMPRISING AN ELONGATED ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE BAR OF GENERALLY RECTANGULAR CROSS SECTION, A FIRST PLURALITY OF HOLES GENERALLY EQUALLY SPACED LONGITUDINALLY ALONG SAID BAR AND EXTENDING COMPLETELY THERETHROUGH FROM A FIRST SIDE TO AN OPPOSITE SECOND SIDE THEREOF FOR RESPECTIVE RECEPTION OF NEUTRAL WIRES OF A PREDETERMINED MAXIMUM SIZE, A SECOND PLURALITY OF HOLES SPACED LONGITUDINALLY ALONG SAID BAR AND EXTENDING PARTIALLY THERETHROUGH FROM A THIRD SIDE THEREOF, SAID SECOND PLURALITY OF HOLES COMMUNICATING RESPECTIVELY WITH SAID FIRST PLURALITY OF HOLES AND BEING RESPECTIVELY ADAPTED TO RECEIVE WIRE CLAMPING SCREWS, A GENERALLY RECTANGULAR RECESS IN SAID BAR OPENING TO SAID FIRST, SECOND, AND THIRD SIDES THEREOF, SAID RECESS HAVING A DIMENSION LONGITUDINALLY OF SAID BAR SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL TO A DISTANCE ALONG SAID BAR SPANNING AN ADJACENT TWO HOLES OF SAID FIRST PLURALITY, TWO HOLES OF SAID SECOND PLURALITY ADJACENT SAID RECESS ON OPPOSITE SIDES THEREOF BEING EXTENDED COMPLETELY THROUGH SAID BAR TO A FOURTH SIDE THEREOF, A COVER PLATE SPANNING SAID RECESS, A CLAMPING SCREW THREADEDLY RECEIVED IN SAID COVER PLATE CENTRALLY THEREOF AND EXTENSIBLE INTO SAID RECESS, REINFORCING MEANS ENGAGING A FOURTH SIDE OF SAID BAR OPPOSITE SAID THIRD SIDE, AND A PAIR OF FASTENING MEANS EXTENDING RESPECTIVELY THROUGH SAID TWO HOLES OF SAID SECOND PLURALITY ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID RECESS AND SECURING SAID BAR, COVER PLATE, AND REINFORCING MEANS TOGETHER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 226 words
A NEUTRAL WIRE CONNECTOR COMPRISING AN ELONGATED ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE BAR OF GENERALLY RECTANGULAR CROSS SECTION, A FIRST PLURALITY OF HOLES GENERALLY EQUALLY SPACED LONGITUDINALLY ALONG SAID BAR AND EXTENDING COMPLETELY THERETHROUGH FROM A FIRST SIDE TO AN OPPOSITE SECOND SIDE THEREOF FOR RESPECTIVE RECEPTION OF NEUTRAL WIRES OF A PREDETERMINED MAXIMUM SIZE, A SECOND PLURALITY OF HOLES SPACED LONGITUDINALLY ALONG SAID BAR AND EXTENDING PARTIALLY THERETHROUGH FROM A THIRD SIDE THEREOF, SAID SECOND PLURALITY OF HOLES COMMUNICATING RESPECTIVELY WITH SAID FIRST PLURALITY OF HOLES AND BEING RESPECTIVELY ADAPTED TO RECEIVE WIRE CLAMPING SCREWS, A GENERALLY RECTANGULAR RECESS IN SAID BAR OPENING TO SAID FIRST, SECOND, AND THIRD SIDES THEREOF, SAID RECESS HAVING A DIMENSION LONGITUDINALLY OF SAID BAR SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL TO A DISTANCE ALONG SAID BAR SPANNING AN ADJACENT TWO HOLES OF SAID FIRST PLURALITY, TWO HOLES OF SAID SECOND PLURALITY ADJACENT SAID RECESS ON OPPOSITE SIDES THEREOF BEING EXTENDED COMPLETELY THROUGH SAID BAR TO A FOURTH SIDE THEREOF, A COVER PLATE SPANNING SAID RECESS, A CLAMPING SCREW THREADEDLY RECEIVED IN SAID COVER PLATE CENTRALLY THEREOF AND EXTENSIBLE INTO SAID RECESS, REINFORCING MEANS ENGAGING A FOURTH SIDE OF SAID BAR OPPOSITE SAID THIRD SIDE, AND A PAIR OF FASTENING MEANS EXTENDING RESPECTIVELY THROUGH SAID TWO HOLES OF SAID SECOND PLURALITY ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID RECESS AND SECURING SAID BAR, COVER PLATE, AND REINFORCING MEANS TOGETHER.

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