Interchangeable connector means for electric motor operation on either of two supply voltages

Claim 1

In an electric motor having a casing and a stator winding therein, means for interchangeably connecting two portions of said winding in parallel or in series across a power source comprising; a first main lead for connecting one end of a first winding portion to one side of a power source, and a second main lead for connecting one end of a second winding portion to the other side of the power source, a receptacle mounted in an aperture in a wall of said casing comprising; a floor substantially closing said aperture, four outwardly extending side walls forming a rectangle, and two partitioning walls forming a series of three open end compartments, three terminals fixed in said receptacle floor each having a portion extending interiorly and a portion extending exteriorly in one of said compartments and arranged for cooperation with a push-fit lead connector, a first internal lead connecting said one end of said first winding portion to said interiorly extending portion of a first terminal, and a second internal lead connecting the other end of said first winding portion to said interiorly extending portion of a second terminal, first and second internally and externally extending leads connected at their internal ends to the opposite ends of said second winding portion and each having a push-fit connector at their exterior end for engagement with said exterior extending portion of said terminals, a cover member comprising four side walls forming a rectangle arranged for push-fit assembly over said receptacle side walls in either of two end-for-end positions, and said cover member having a bottom wall portion enclosing one end compartment of the series when assembled in said one position and enclosing the other end compartment when assembled in said other position.