Patent ID: 9509065
Filing Date: 2016-11-29
CPC Classification: H01H,H01R

Claim Text:
1. A device configured for installation on a wire in an electrical circuit, the device comprising: a housing comprising a first portion configured to close on a second portion; a wire passage formed in the housing when the first portion is closed on the second portion of the housing, the wire passage configured to retain the wire in the electrical circuit; a blade retained by the housing and configured to extend through the wire passage and sever the wire when the first portion is closed on the second portion of the housing; a first electrically conductive protrusion configured to extend into the wire passage and engage a first end of the severed wire, and a second electrically conductive protrusion configured to extend into the wire passage and engage a second end of the severed wire; and a first terminal electrically connected to the first electrically conductive protrusion and a second terminal electrically connected to the second electrically conductive protrusion, wherein the first terminal is provided in a first connector slot in the second portion of the housing, and the second terminal is provided in a second connector slot of the second portion of the housing, and wherein the connector slot and the second connector slot are provided on opposite sides of the housing such that a first lead inserted into the first connector slot is inserted in a first direction that is opposite a second direction in which a second lead is inserted into the second conductor slot.