US4162819A
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Electrical terminal
Assignee: PHONIX ELEKTRIZITATSGESELLSCHAFT H KNUMAN AND Co
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Filing: 1978-03-23
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Granted: 1979-07-31
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Expires: 1998-03-23
Abstract
Abstract A terminal device for connecting an electrical conductor to another unit, e.g. in the form of a terminal strip, comprises a passage for inserting the insulation-stripped end of the conductor which is inclined to another passage in which a clamping screw is received. The screw has a conical nonthreaded portion which bears against the conductor when the screw is tightened and where the passages meet.
Inventors
- 👤 Klaus Eisert
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 08:09
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R4/00; H01R4/28; H01R4/30; H01R4/308; H01R13/00; H01R13/02; H01R13/10; H01R13/11; H01R13/112
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
236 words
A terminal strip comprises: an insulating body provided with a plurality of compartments open along a side of said body; and a respective contact device received in each of said compartments, each such device comprising: a block of electrically conductive material having a face exposed along said side of said body, a screw-receiving passage formed in each of said blocks and open at the respective face thereof, each screw-receiving passage being formed with a cylindrical guide portion of relatively large diameter, a frustoconical transition portion extending from said guide portion, and an internally threaded portion of reduced diameter, at least one wire passage formed in each of said blocks, open at the respective said face thereof and converging toward the respective screw-receiving passage and merging therewith in the respective transition portion, said wire passages being each adapted to receive a respective wire of a conductor, a respective screw threadedly received in each of said blocks for clamping the respective wire in the respective wire passage, each screw being formed with a threaded portion engaging the threaded portion of the screw-receiving passage, a nonthreaded frustoconical clamping portion having a conical half angle equal to the angle included between the passages of the respective blocks, and a cylindrical head formed with means for rotating the screw, said cylindrical head being guided in said guide portion of the screw-receiving passage, and a contact member connected to the respective block.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
236 words
A terminal strip comprises: an insulating body provided with a plurality of compartments open along a side of said body; and a respective contact device received in each of said compartments, each such device comprising: a block of electrically conductive material having a face exposed along said side of said body, a screw-receiving passage formed in each of said blocks and open at the respective face thereof, each screw-receiving passage being formed with a cylindrical guide portion of relatively large diameter, a frustoconical transition portion extending from said guide portion, and an internally threaded portion of reduced diameter, at least one wire passage formed in each of said blocks, open at the respective said face thereof and converging toward the respective screw-receiving passage and merging therewith in the respective transition portion, said wire passages being each adapted to receive a respective wire of a conductor, a respective screw threadedly received in each of said blocks for clamping the respective wire in the respective wire passage, each screw being formed with a threaded portion engaging the threaded portion of the screw-receiving passage, a nonthreaded frustoconical clamping portion having a conical half angle equal to the angle included between the passages of the respective blocks, and a cylindrical head formed with means for rotating the screw, said cylindrical head being guided in said guide portion of the screw-receiving passage, and a contact member connected to the respective block.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
The terminal strip defined in claim 1, further comprising a respective cylindrical connecting portion between each threaded portion and clamping portion of the respective screw.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
130 words
An electric terminal device comprising a body formed with a screw passage and with a wire passage converging toward and merging with said screw passage, said body having a face at which both said passages open close to one another, said wire passage being adapted to receive an electric conductor, and a screw threadedly received in said body and disposed in said screw passage for clamping said wire in said body, said screw having a cylindrical thread-free guide portion accessible to enable rotation of said screw, a conical thread-free clamping portion intermediate said guide portion and the opposite end of said screw, and a threaded portion at said opposite end of said screw, said conical portion converging toward said threaded portion and said passages including an acute angle between them.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
130 words
An electric terminal device comprising a body formed with a screw passage and with a wire passage converging toward and merging with said screw passage, said body having a face at which both said passages open close to one another, said wire passage being adapted to receive an electric conductor, and a screw threadedly received in said body and disposed in said screw passage for clamping said wire in said body, said screw having a cylindrical thread-free guide portion accessible to enable rotation of said screw, a conical thread-free clamping portion intermediate said guide portion and the opposite end of said screw, and a threaded portion at said opposite end of said screw, said conical portion converging toward said threaded portion and said passages including an acute angle between them.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
The device defined in claim 3 wherein said guide portion has a diameter greater than the outer diameter of said threaded portion.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
The device defined in claim 3 wherein said screw passage has a conical transition region, said screw and wire passages merging at said transition region.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
41 words
The device defined in claim 3, further comprising a contact member for electrically connecting said wire to another unit and having a leg reaching into said wire passage and against which the wire is adapted to be placed by said screw.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
20 words
The device defined in claim 3 wherein the angle included between said wire and screw passages is 5° to 15°.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
29 words
The device defined in claim 3 wherein said body is formed with a plurality of wire passages each adapted to receive a wire to be clamped by said screw.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
22 words
The device defined in claim 3 wherein said screw has a cylindrical connecting portion between said frustoconical portion and said threaded portion.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
26 words
The device defined in claim 9, further comprising a contact member for connection to an electrical unit, said contact member being conductively connected to said body.
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