Patent ID: 9276333
Filing Date: 2016-03-01
CPC Classification: H01R

Claim Text:
1. A terminal block with an improved rail-engaging structure, the terminal block comprising: a terminal block body comprising a left blocking portion, a right end portion, and an intermediate blocking portion located between the left blocking portion and the right end portion; an engaging member slidably provided on the terminal block body, the engaging member comprising an operating portion, a connecting portion, and a stop block, wherein the operating portion is formed with a receiving groove and has an end facing the right end portion and protrudingly provided with a claw, the connecting portion has an end connected to the operating portion such that a blocking portion is formed where the end of the connecting portion is connected with the operating portion, and the stop block is protrudingly provided on the operating portion and is adjacent to the left blocking portion so as to correspond to and be blocked by the left blocking portion; an elastic member provided in the receiving groove and pressed between the intermediate blocking portion and the blocking portion, the elastic member having an elastic force; and a hook member comprising a pivotal connecting portion, an upper end, and a lower end, wherein the pivotal connecting portion is located between the upper end and the lower end and is pivotally connected to the terminal block body, the upper end is movably connected to an opposite end of the connecting portion, and the lower end is protrudingly provided with a hook facing the left blocking portion.