Patent ID: 9276331
Filing Date: 2016-03-01
CPC Classification: H01R

Claim Text:
1. A printed circuit board terminal with a housing with two frontal sides and at least one insertion opening arranged in one of the frontal sides, through which an electrical conductor can be inserted into the housing in one insertion direction, with one contact element arranged in the housing and one clamp spring that is electrically connected to the contact element in the housing for clamping firmly an inserted electrical conductor against the contact element, and with an operating element for releasing an inserted electrical conductor, wherein the operating element that can be pivoted about a swivel axis is arranged on the housing, that the operating element has two limbs that are connected by an operating surface, whereby the swivel axis is arranged in an area of the free ends of the limbs and whereby one clamping section of the clamp spring, is arranged between the free ends of the limbs and the operating surface.