Patent ID: 9287637
Filing Date: 2016-03-15
CPC Classification: H01R

Claim Text:
1. An electrical connector, comprising: a split bolt having a base and first and second legs extending outwardly therefrom, a conductor receiving channel being formed between said first and second legs; a nut threadably engaging said first and second legs and having upper and lower surfaces and an opening therein; a pressure bar member movably received in said conductor receiving channel, a head of said pressure bar member contacting said lower surface of said nut and a body of said pressure bar member extending through said opening in said nut; and a spacer disposed in said conductor receiving channel between said base and said head of said pressure bar member, said spacer having a first enlarged portion wider than said conductor receiving channel and a second enlarged portion wider that said conductor receiving channel, and a removable substantially planar connecting portion extending outwardly from said first enlarged portion, said connecting portion having a dimension and configuration for connecting and securing said electrical connector to a support for supporting said connector, and where said connecting portion has at least one hole with a dimension for receiving a fastener for securing said electrical connector to said support, and a frangible portion between said connecting portion and said first enlarged portion for separating said connecting portion.