Patent ID: 9559440
Date: 2017-01-31
CPC Classifications: H01R

Claim:
1. A lead-through terminal for connecting a conductor so as to conduct electricity, the lead-through terminal comprising: a terminal housing having a bearing portion configured to abut a wall of an electrical installation when in an installed state, the bearing portion defining on the terminal housing a first housing portion on a first side and a second housing portion on a second side of the bearing portion, a wall feedthrough being provided on the bearing portion, and a pivotable actuation device being provided on the terminal housing, the actuation device being configured to clamp the conductor in a contact position on a current bar and to release the conductor when in an open position, wherein the actuation device is located on the first side to a greater extent when in the contact position than when in the open position, in which the actuation device extends through the wall feedthrough onto the second side at least in part.