Back wired mounting system for static control

Claim 2

A mounting system for static control comprising: a. a mounting rail comprising an elongated member, said elongated member including a medial portion, said medial portion having an opening therein; b. at least one base receptacle mounted to said mounting rail, said base receptacle including a top surface, a stem portion and a pair of outer opposite side portions; c. terminal assembly means comprising prong receiving terminal means for receiving a prong of a logic control unit and wire wrap terminal means for making wire connections thereto; d. said prong receiving terminal means comprising a prong receiving portion and a laterally offset arm projecting outwardly from said prong receiving portion, said laterally offset arm having an opening therein; e. said wire wrap terminal means comprising a weld nut and a wire wrap pin joined to said weld nut, said weld nut being received in said opening in said laterally offset arm for interconnecting said wire wrap terminal means to said prong receiving terminal means; f. means fastening said terminal assembly means to said base receptacle with said prong receiving portion of said prong receiving terminal means accessible from the front of said base receptacle, and with said weld nut of said wire wrap terminal means accessible from the front of said base receptacle and with said wire wrap pin of said wire wrap terminal means projecting outwardly from the rear of said base receptacle; and g. said wire wrap pin of said wire wrap terminal means extending through said opening in said medial portion of said mounting rail when said base receptacle is mounted to said mounting rail in order to provide access to said wire wrap pin from the rear of said base receptacle and of said mounting rail for making a back wired connection to said wire wrap pin.

Claim 3

A mounting system for static control as set forth in claim 1 wherein: a. said base receptacle has a cavity extending from said top surface down into said stem portion; b. said stem portion has at least one opening extending entirely through said stem portion and accessible from said cavity; and c. said terminal assembly means is fastened in said opening in said stem portion of said base receptacle with said prong receiving portion of said prong receiving terminal means and said weld nut of said wire wrap terminal means being accessible through said cavity, and with said wire wrap pin extending through said opening in said stem portion and projecting outwardly from the rear of said stem portion at substantially right angles thereto.

Claim 4

A mounting system for static control as set forth in claim 1 wherein: a. said base receptacle includes at least one recessed chamber formed in at least one of said pair of outer opposite side portions; b. said recessed chamber has an opening extending from said recessed chamber entirely through said base receptacle; and c. said terminal assembly means is fastened in said opening in said recessed chamber of said base receptacle with said prong receiving portion of said Prong receiving terminal means and said weld nut of said wire wrap terminal means being accessible through said recessed chamber and with said wire wrap pin extending through said opening in said recessed chamber and projecting outwardly from the rear of said base receptacle at substantially right angles thereto.

Claim 5

A mounting system for static control comprising: a. a mounting rail comprising an elongated member, said elongated member including a substantial U-shaped medial portion; b. said medial portion having an opening therein extending substantially the entire length and width of said medial portion, said medial portion including a plurality of projections arranged in spaced opposed relation along a pair of opposing sides of said opening and extending inwardly into said opening to divide said opening into a plurality of smaller compartment-like openings; c. at least one base receptacle, said base receptacle including a top surface, a stem portion, and a pair of outer opposite side portions; d. said base receptacle and at least some of said plurality of projections on said medial portion including receiver means for receiving mounting means for mounting said base receptacle to said medial portion of said mounting rail, said base receptacle being mounted in juxtaposed relation to portions of a pair of said plurality of smaller compartment-like openings on said medial portion; e. a plurality of terminal assembly means, each of said terminal assembly means comprising prong receiving terminal means for receiving a prong of a logic control unit and wire wrap terminal means for making wire connections thereto; f. each of said prong receiving terminal means comprising a prong receiving portion and a laterally offset arm projecting outwardly from said prong receiving portion, said laterally offset arm having an opening therein; g. each of said wire wrap terminal means comprising a weld nut and a wire wrap pin joined to said weld nut, said weld nut being received in said opening in said laterally offset arm for interconnecting said wire wrap terminal means to said prong receiving terminal means; and h. means fastening said plurality of terminal assembly means to said base receptacle with said prong receiving portion of said prong receiving terminal means accessible from the front of said base receptacle, and with said weld nut of said wire wrap terminal means accessible from the front of said base receptacle and with said wire wrap pin of said wire wrap terminal means projecting outwardly from the rear of said base receptacle and through said portions of said pair of said plurality of smaller compartment-like openings on said medial portion of said mounting rail to provide access for making a back wired connection to said wire wrap pin.

Claim 6

A mounting system for static control comprising: a. a mounting rail comprising an elongated member, said elongated member including a substantial U-shaped medial portion; b. said medial portion having an opening therein extending substantially the entire length and width of said medial portion, said medial portion including a plurality of projections arranged in spaced opposed relation along a pair of opposing sides of said opening and extending inwardly into said opening to divide said opening into a plurality of smaller compartment-like openings; c. at least one base receptacle, said base receptacle including a top surface, a stem portion, and a pair of outer opposite side portions; d. said base receptacle and at least some of said plurality of projections on said medial portion including receiver means for receiving mounting means for mounting said base receptacle to said medial portion of said mounting rail, said base receptacle being mounted in juxtaposed relation to portions of a pair of said plurality of smaller compartment-like openings on said medial portion; e. a plurality of terminal assembly means, each of said terminal assembly means comprising prong receiving terminal means for receiving a prong of a logic control unit and wire wrap terminal means for making wire connections thereto; f. each of said prong receiving terminal means comprising a prong receiving portion and a laterally offset arm projecting outwardly from said prong receiving portion, said laterally offset arm having an opening therein; g. each of said wire wrap terminal means comprising a weld nut and a wire wrap pin joined to said weld nut, said weld nut being received in said opening in said laterally offset arm for interconnecting said wire wrap terminal means to said prong receiving terminal means; and h. means fastening said plurality of terminal assembly means to said base receptacle with said prong receiving portion of said prong receiving terminal means accessible from the front of said base receptacle, and with said weld nut of said wire wrap terminal means accessible from the front of said base receptacle and with said wire wrap pin of said wire wrap terminal means projecting outwardly from the rear of said base receptacle and through said portions of said pair of said plurality of smaller compartment-like openings on said medial portion of said mounting rail to provide access for making a back wired connection to said wire wrap pin.

Claim 7

A mounting system for static control as set forth in claim 4 wherein: a. said base receptacle has a cavity extending from said top surface down into said stem portion; b. said stem portion has a plurality of openings extending through said stem portion and accessible from said cavity; and c. at least some of said plurality of terminal assembly means are fastened in said plurality of openings in said stem portion of said base receptacle with said prong receiving portion of said prong receiving terminal means of said at least some of said plurality of terminal assembly means and said weld nut of said wire wrap terminal means of said at least some of said plurality of terminal assembly means being accessible through said cavity, and with said wire wrap pin of said wire wrap terminal means of said at least some of said plurality of terminal assembly means extending through a corresponding one of said plurality of openings in said stem portion and projecting outwardly from the rear of said stem portion at substantially right angles thereto.

Claim 8

A mounting system for static control as set forth in claim 4 wherein: a. said base receptacle includes a plurality of recessed chambers fOrmed in said pair of outer opposite side portions; b. each of said plurality of recessed chambers has an opening extending from said recessed chamber entirely through said base receptacle; and c. at least some of said plurality of terminal assembly means are fastened in said opening of said plurality of recessed chambers of said base receptacle with said prong receiving portion of said prong receiving terminal means of said at least some of said plurality of terminal assembly means and said weld nut of said wire wrap terminal means of said at least some of said plurality of terminal assembly means being accessible through said plurality of recessed chambers, and with said wire wrap pin of said wire wrap terminal means of said at least some of said plurality of terminal assembly means extending through said opening in said plurality of recessed chambers and projecting outwardly from the rear of said base receptacle at substantially right angles thereto.

Claim 9

A mounting system for static control comprising: a. a mounting rail comprising an elongated member, said elongated member including a substantially U-shaped medial portion; b. said medial portion having an opening therein extending substantially the entire length and width of said medial portion, said medial portion including a plurality of projections arranged in spaced opposed relation along a pair of opposing sides of said opening and extending inwardly into said opening to divide said opening into a plurality of smaller compartment-like openings; c. a plurality of base receptacles, each of said base receptacles including a top surface, a stem portion, and a pair of outer opposite side portions; d. each of said plurality of base receptacles and each of said plurality of projections on said medial portion including receiver means for receiving mounting means for mounting said plurality of base receptacles to said medial portion of said mounting rail, each of said plurality of base receptacles being mounted in juxtaposed relation to portions of a pair of said plurality of smaller compartment-like openings on said medial portion; e. a plurality of terminal assembly means for each of said plurality of base receptacles, each of said plurality of terminal assembly means comprising prong receiving terminal means for receiving a prong of a logic control unit and wire wrap terminal means for making wire connections thereto; f. each of said prong receiving terminal means comprising a prong receiving portion and a laterally offset arm projecting outwardly from said prong receiving portion, said laterally offset arm having an opening therein; g. each of said wire wrap terminal means comprising an internally threaded weld nut and a wire wrap pin joined to said weld nut, said weld nut being received in said opening in said laterally offset arm for interconnecting said wire wrap terminal means to said prong receiving terminal means; and h. means fastening said plurality of terminal assembly means to said plurality of base receptacles with said prong receiving portion of said prong receiving terminal means accessible from the front of said base receptacles, and with said internally threaded weld nut of said wire wrap terminal means accessible from the front of said base receptacle for selectively making a wire connection thereto and with said wire wrap pin of said wire wrap terminal means projecting outwardly from the rear of said base receptacle and through said portions of said pair of said plurality of smaller compartment-like openings on said medial portion of said mounting rail to provide access for selectively making a back wire connection to said wire wrap pin.

Claim 10

A mounting system for static control comprising: a. a mounting rail comprising an elongated member, said elongated member including a substantially U-shaped medial portion; b. said medial portion having an opening therein extending substantially the entire length and width of said medial portion, said medial portion including a plurality of projections arranged in spaced opposed relation along a pair of opposing sides of said opening and extending inwardly into said opening to divide said opening into a plurality of smaller compartment-like openings; c. a plurality of base receptacles, each of said base receptacles including a top surface, a stem portion, and a pair of outer opposite side portions; d. each of said plurality of base receptacles and each of said plurality of projections on said medial portion including receiver means for receiving mounting means for mounting said plurality of base receptacles to said medial portion of said mounting rail, each of said plurality of base receptacles being mounted in juxtaposed relation to portions of a pair of said plurality of smaller compartment-like openings on said medial portion; e. a plurality of terminal assembly means for each of said plurality of base receptacles, each of said plurality of terminal assembly means comprising prong receiving terminal means for receiving a prong of a logic control unit and wire wrap terminal means for making wire connections thereto; f. each of said prong receiving terminal means comprising a prong receiving portion and a laterally offset arm projecting outwardly from said prong receiving portion, said laterally offset arm having an opening therein; g. each of said wire wrap terminal means comprising an internally threaded weld nut and a wire wrap pin joined to said weld nut, said weld nut being received in said opening in said laterally offset arm for interconnecting said wire wrap terminal means to said prong receiving terminal means; and h. means fastening said plurality of terminal assembly means to said plurality of base receptacles with said prong receiving portion of said prong receiving terminal means accessible from the front of said base receptacles, and with said internally threaded weld nut of said wire wrap terminal means accessible from the front of said base receptacle for selectively making a wire connection thereto and with said wire wrap pin of said wire wrap terminal means projecting outwardly from the rear of said base receptacle and through said portions of said pair of said plurality of smaller compartment-like openings on said medial portion of said mounting rail to provide access for selectively making a back wire connection to said wire wrap pin.

Claim 11

A mounting system for static control as set forth in claim 7 wherein: a. each of said plurality of base receptacles has a cavity extending from said top surface down into said stem portion; b. said stem portion has a plurality of openings extending through said stem portion and accessible from said cavity; anD c. at least some of said plurality of terminal assembly means for each of said plurality of base receptacles are fastened in said plurality of openings in said stem portion with said prong receiving portion of said prong receiving terminal means of said at least some of said plurality of terminal assembly means and said weld nut of said wire wrap terminal means of said at least some of said plurality of terminal assembly means being accessible through said cavity, and with said wire wrap pin of said wire wrap terminal means of said at least some of said plurality of terminal assembly means extending through a corresponding one of said plurality of openings in said stem portion and projecting outwardly from the rear of said stem portion at substantially right angles thereto.

Claim 12

A mounting system for static control as set forth in claim 7 wherein: a. each of said plurality of base receptacles includes a plurality of recessed chambers formed in said pair of outer opposite side portions; b. each of said plurality of recessed chambers has an opening extending from said recessed chamber entirely through said base receptacle; and c. at least some of said plurality of terminal assembly means for each of said plurality of base receptacles are fastened in said opening of said plurality of recessed chambers with said prong receiving portion of said prong receiving terminal means of said at least some of said plurality of terminal assembly means and said weld nut of said wire wrap terminal means of said at least some of said plurality of terminal assembly means being accessible through said plurality of recessed chambers, and with said wire wrap pin of said wire wrap terminal means of said at least some of said plurality of terminal assembly means extending theough said opening in said plurality of recessed chambers and projecting outwardly from the rear of the corresponding one of said plurality of base receptacles at substantially right angles thereto.

Claim 13

In a mounting system for static control including a mounting rail having a medial portion provided with an opening therein, and a base receptacle mounted to the mounting rail and including a top surface, a stem portion and a pair of outer opposite side portions, the improvement comprising: a. terminal assembly means comprising prong receiving terminal means for receiving a prong of a logic control unit and wire wrap terminal means for making wire connections thereto; b. said prong receiving terminal means comprising a prong receiving portion and laterally offset arm projecting outwardly from said prong receiving portion, said laterally offset arm having an opening therein; c. said wire wrap terminal means comprising an internally threaded weld nut and a wire wrap pin joined to said weld nut, said weld nut being received in said opening in said laterally offset arm for interconnecting said wire wrap terminal means to said prong receiving terminal means; and d. means fastening said terminal assembly means to said base receptacle with said prong receiving portion of said prong receiving terminal means accessible from the front of said base receptacle, and with said internally threaded weld nut of said wire wrap terminal means accessible from the front of said base receptacle for selectively making a wire connection thereto and with said wire wrap pin of said wire wrap terminal means projecting outwardly from the rear of said base receptacle to provide access for selectively making a back wired connection to said wire wrap pin.

Claim 14

In a mounting system for static control including a mounting rail having a medial portion provided with an opening therein, and a base receptacle mounted to the mounting rail and including a top surface, a stem portion and a pair of outer opposite side portions, the improvement comprising: a. terminal assembly means comprising prong receiving terminal means for receiving a prong of a logic control unit and wire wrap terminal means for making wire connections thereto; b. said prong receiving terminal means comprising a prong receiving portion and laterally offset arm projecting outwardly from said prong receiving portion, said laterally offset arm having an opening therein; c. said wire wrap terminal means comprising an internally threaded weld nut and a wire wrap pin joined to said weld nut, said weld nut being received in said opening in said laterally offset arm for interconnecting said wire wrap terminal means to said prong receiving terminal means; and d. means fastening said terminal assembly means to said base receptacle with said prong receiving portion of said prong receiving terminal means accessible from the front of said base receptacle, and with said internally threaded weld nut of said wire wrap terminal means accessible from the front of said base receptacle for selectively making a wire connection thereto and with said wire wrap pin of said wire wrap terminal means projecting outwardly from the rear of said base receptacle to provide access for selectively making a back wired connection to said wire wrap pin.