Electrical connector

Abstract

Abstract An electrical connector comprising a binding post intended to be fixed to a suitable supporting surface such as the wall of a loudspeaker enclosure, and including an outwardly extending portion provided with a camming surface disposed spirally relative to the axis of the binding post, and an operating cap of dielectric material, desirably having at least slight elastic deformability, and provided with a conductor-receiving bore extending therethrough and disposed eccentrically relative to the axis of the binding post and cap. The lower body portion of the cap has formed therein a downwardly open cavity for partially receiving the operative portions of the binding post, whereby twisting the cap through a limited angle, substantially less than 180°, serves to force the bared conductor within the cap into tight conductive relation with the cammed surface of the binding post. The cap is maintained in coaxial relation with the binding post by structure both above and below the cam, including an upper stud of the binding post journaled in a central bore in the upper part of the cap, and by compressional engagement between the lower peripheral skirt of the cap and a slightly elliptical flange on the binding post, immediately beneath the cam.

Inventors

• 👤 Paul D. Johnson

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