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Terminal assembly for selectively coupling loads in parallel and in series
Assignee: Sound Sources Tech Inc
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Filing: 2006-06-15
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Granted: 2008-12-02
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Expires: 2026-06-15
Abstract
Abstract A terminal assembly that selectively couples multiple electrical loads in parallel or in series includes a circuit board that may be defined by a first section and a second section. A housing is disposed on the circuit board, and defines an access aperture overlapping multiple sets of jumpers attached to the first and second sections of the circuit board A cover is positioned on the access aperture to selectively expose the set of jumpers of the first section of the circuit board and the set of jumpers of the second section of the circuit board.
Inventors
- 👤 Yoichiro Sumitani
- 👤 Lin Chun-Yi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 19:49
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/66; H01R13/70; H01R13/703; H01R13/7039; H01H; H01H85/00; H01H85/02; H01H85/20; H01H85/203; H01H85/2035; H01H85/25; H01H85/46; H01H85/54; H01H85/547; H01R11/00; H01R11/11; H01R11/12; H01R13/68; H01R4/00; H01R4/28; H01R4/30; H01R4/34; H04; H04R; H04R1/00; H04R1/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
113 words
A terminal assembly for coupling a plurality of electrical loads to a source comprising: a circuit board defining a first section and a second section; a first set of jumper contacts disposed on the first section of the circuit board and a second set of jumper contacts disposed on the second section of the circuit board; a housing enclosing the circuit board; a jumper access aperture defined by the housing and overlapping the first and second sections of the circuit board; and at least one cover positioned on the jumper access aperture of the housing to selectively expose the first section of the circuit board and the second section of the circuit board.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
113 words
A terminal assembly for coupling a plurality of electrical loads to a source comprising: a circuit board defining a first section and a second section; a first set of jumper contacts disposed on the first section of the circuit board and a second set of jumper contacts disposed on the second section of the circuit board; a housing enclosing the circuit board; a jumper access aperture defined by the housing and overlapping the first and second sections of the circuit board; and at least one cover positioned on the jumper access aperture of the housing to selectively expose the first section of the circuit board and the second section of the circuit board.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
64 words
The terminal assembly of claim 1 , wherein the cover is slidably engaged to the housing on the jumper access aperture, the cover being in a first position to expose the first section of the circuit board including the first set of jumper contacts and a second position to expose the second section of the circuit board including the second set of jumper contacts.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
The terminal assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first set of jumper contacts is configured to receive at least two jumpers which in combination are adapted to couple the electrical loads in parallel.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
The terminal assembly of claim 1 , wherein the second set of jumper contacts is configured to receive at least one jumper which is adapted to couple the electrical loads in series.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
The terminal assembly of claim 1 , wherein each of the first set of jumper contacts and the second set of jumper contacts include clamps configured to slidably retain jumpers.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
35 words
The terminal assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a quick release mechanism mated to the first set of jumper contacts and configured to releasably engage a jumper to the first set of jumper contacts.
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