US3315059A
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Electrical connection apparatus
Assignee: English Electric Co Ltd
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Filing: 1964-08-10
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Granted: 1967-04-18
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Expires: 1984-08-10
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Jacks Eric
- 👤 Black Kenneth Herbert
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 14:10
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/02; H01R13/20; H02; H02B; H02B1/00; H02B1/26; H02B1/30; H02B1/32; H02B1/34; H02B1/36
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
233 words
ELECTRICAL CONNECTION APPARATUS COMPRISING SUPPORT MEANS, A PLURALITY OF PARALLEL SPACED ELONGATED CONDUCTORS SUPPORTED BY, AND PROTRUDING FROM, SAID SUPPORT MEANS, MOUNTING MEANS MOVABLE RELATIVELY TO SAID SUPPORT MEANS, A PLURALITY OF ELECTRICAL HOUSINGS SECURED TO SAID MOUNTING MEANS AND HAVING A FORWARD SIDE AND A REARWARD SIDE, A PLURALITY OF TERMINALS BLOCK DISPOSED IN EACH SAID HOUSING AND EACH DEFINING A RECESS HAVING AN ANGLED SIDE, A SCREW-THREADED BORE COMMUNICATING WITH THE RECESS AND AN APERTURE EXTENDING THROUGH THE BLOCK INTO THE RECESS, SAID RAPERTURE FLYING IN ALINGMENT WITH A CORRESPONDING ONE OF SAID CONDUCTORS WHEREBY SAID TERMINAL BLOCKS ARE ENGAGEABLE WITH THE DISENGAGEABLE FROM, ONE ANOTHER IN RESPONSE TO SAID RELATIVE MOVEMENT, A WEDGE DISPOSED IN SAID RECESS AND HAVING A FIRST SIDE ADAPTED TO MATE WITH SAID ANGLED SIDE AND A SECOND SIDE OPPOSITE THE FIRST SIDE FOR ENGAGING WITH THE CONDUCTOR, SAID WEDGE FURTHER DEFINING A PLAIN BORE IN ALIGNMENT WITH SAID SCREW-THREADED BORE IN THE BLOCK, AND CLAMPING MEANS ACCESSIBLE FROM THE FORWARD SIDE OF SAID HOUSING AND SELECTIVELY OPERABLE TO FORCE THE FIRST SIDE OF SAID WEDGE INTO MATING CONTACT WITH SAID ANGLED SIDE OF THE RECESS, WHEREBY TO LOCK THE CONDUCTOR AGAINST SAID SECOND SIDE, AND TO RELEASE THE FIRST SIDE FROM SAID ANGLED SIDE WHEREBY TO UNLOCK THE CONDUCTOR AND PERMIT SAID RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN THE HOUSING AND THE SUPPORT MEANS, THE CLAMPING MEANS COMPRISING,
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
233 words
ELECTRICAL CONNECTION APPARATUS COMPRISING SUPPORT MEANS, A PLURALITY OF PARALLEL SPACED ELONGATED CONDUCTORS SUPPORTED BY, AND PROTRUDING FROM, SAID SUPPORT MEANS, MOUNTING MEANS MOVABLE RELATIVELY TO SAID SUPPORT MEANS, A PLURALITY OF ELECTRICAL HOUSINGS SECURED TO SAID MOUNTING MEANS AND HAVING A FORWARD SIDE AND A REARWARD SIDE, A PLURALITY OF TERMINALS BLOCK DISPOSED IN EACH SAID HOUSING AND EACH DEFINING A RECESS HAVING AN ANGLED SIDE, A SCREW-THREADED BORE COMMUNICATING WITH THE RECESS AND AN APERTURE EXTENDING THROUGH THE BLOCK INTO THE RECESS, SAID RAPERTURE FLYING IN ALINGMENT WITH A CORRESPONDING ONE OF SAID CONDUCTORS WHEREBY SAID TERMINAL BLOCKS ARE ENGAGEABLE WITH THE DISENGAGEABLE FROM, ONE ANOTHER IN RESPONSE TO SAID RELATIVE MOVEMENT, A WEDGE DISPOSED IN SAID RECESS AND HAVING A FIRST SIDE ADAPTED TO MATE WITH SAID ANGLED SIDE AND A SECOND SIDE OPPOSITE THE FIRST SIDE FOR ENGAGING WITH THE CONDUCTOR, SAID WEDGE FURTHER DEFINING A PLAIN BORE IN ALIGNMENT WITH SAID SCREW-THREADED BORE IN THE BLOCK, AND CLAMPING MEANS ACCESSIBLE FROM THE FORWARD SIDE OF SAID HOUSING AND SELECTIVELY OPERABLE TO FORCE THE FIRST SIDE OF SAID WEDGE INTO MATING CONTACT WITH SAID ANGLED SIDE OF THE RECESS, WHEREBY TO LOCK THE CONDUCTOR AGAINST SAID SECOND SIDE, AND TO RELEASE THE FIRST SIDE FROM SAID ANGLED SIDE WHEREBY TO UNLOCK THE CONDUCTOR AND PERMIT SAID RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN THE HOUSING AND THE SUPPORT MEANS, THE CLAMPING MEANS COMPRISING,
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