Patent ID: 11936146
Assignee: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC USA, INC.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 8:
9. A finger cluster connector, comprising:
a conductor portion formed from a single plate of conductive material folded along a principal direction to form a generally U-shaped body having first and second sides, with respective legs of the U-shaped body on the first and second sides having mutually facing parallel planar surfaces, each of the legs being divided into a plurality of finger sections mutually separated by slots, with distal ends of the finger sections forming the mutually facing parallel planar surfaces of the legs on the first and second sides separated by a separation distance forming a constricted passage;
a first leaf spring fastened to the first side of the conductor portion and divided into a plurality of finger sections with distal ends configured to respectively press against the distal ends of respective finger sections of the first side of the conductor portion; and
a second leaf spring fastened to the second side of the conductor portion and divided into a plurality of finger sections with distal ends configured to respectively press against the distal ends of respective finger sections of the second side of the conductor portion,
wherein the first and second leaf springs press against the distal ends of the finger sections of the first side and second side of the conductor portion to compress an electrical conductor within the constricted path for good electrical contact with the electrical conductor.