Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
183 words
An electrical terminal block, comprising a base portion having a receiving platform for receiving a layer of metal foil material at least along a portion thereof, at least one wire receiving trough formed thereacross, and a channel formed into said base portion transverse to said trough, a metal retaining member having one wall section for engaging foil material placed on the platform and another wall section, at least one elongated notch formed into said another wall section from a free end thereof, defining an opposing pair of cutting edges, said another wall section aligned with said channel, whereupon insertion of an insulated electrical wire into said trough, and with the placement of said metal retaining member onto said base portion, whereupon said another wall section enters the channel, said wire and said elongated notch are forced into engagement to slice the insulation and contact the wire core to electrically interconnect the wire core to a foil material, and further comprising clip means between said metal retaining members and said base portion for retaining the metal retaining member secured on to said base portion.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
183 words
An electrical terminal block, comprising a base portion having a receiving platform for receiving a layer of metal foil material at least along a portion thereof, at least one wire receiving trough formed thereacross, and a channel formed into said base portion transverse to said trough, a metal retaining member having one wall section for engaging foil material placed on the platform and another wall section, at least one elongated notch formed into said another wall section from a free end thereof, defining an opposing pair of cutting edges, said another wall section aligned with said channel, whereupon insertion of an insulated electrical wire into said trough, and with the placement of said metal retaining member onto said base portion, whereupon said another wall section enters the channel, said wire and said elongated notch are forced into engagement to slice the insulation and contact the wire core to electrically interconnect the wire core to a foil material, and further comprising clip means between said metal retaining members and said base portion for retaining the metal retaining member secured on to said base portion.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
65 words
An electrical terminal block as in claim 1, comprising a pair of said troughs formed in spaced relationship along said platform, said channel being transverse to both said troughs and comprising a pair of said notches respectively aligned with said troughs, whereupon placement of said metal retaining member onto said base portion with wires respectively in both said troughs serves to electrically interconnect said wires.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
An electrical terminal block as in claim 2, wherein a forward end of said trough is embedded into said base portion beneath said platform, and forward of said channel.