Electrical terminal and method of assembly
CA 1266103 C · Owner: Nortek, Inc. · Inventors: Suprono, Paul W.
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Electrical Terminal and Method of Assembly Abstract of the Disclosure, A terminal for making electrical connection to a conductor has a base and a gripper that is held in a fixed position along the length of the base by a gripping finger that acts in tension in one direction at one location along the length of the base and a back portion that acts in the opposite direction at a second location along the length of the base to resist the tension. In other aspects, the supporting leg makes contact with the base only at locations that are not as near to the end of the conductor as the locations at which the gripping finger presses the conductor; the pressing of the conductor into contact with …
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- Granted February 20, 1990. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended February 20, 2007.
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