Patent ID: 9583864
Date: 2017-02-28
CPC Classifications: H01R

Claim:
1. A connection device structured to be electrically connected with an electrical load and further structured to be electrically connected with a connector that includes a source of electrical power, the connection device comprising: a housing comprising a first housing portion and a second housing portion that are separate from one another, the first housing portion having an elongated channel formed therein, the second housing portion comprising a stem and a cap, at least a portion of the stem being received in the channel, the cap being situated adjacent an end of the first housing portion; an electrical apparatus situated on the housing and comprising a plurality of conductors, each conductor of the plurality of conductors comprising an elongated shank, a contact situated at a first end of the shank that is electrically connectable with the connector, and a terminal situated at a second end of the shank that is electrically connectable with the electrical load, at a least portion of each shank being situated in the channel and being disposed between the stem and the first housing portion; and a number of mounts, at least a first mount of the number of mounts comprising a pair of confronting retention surfaces situated on one of the housing and a conductor of the plurality of conductors and further comprising a captive portion situated on the other of the housing and the conductor, the captive portion being received between the pair of confronting retention surfaces to resist movement of the conductor in a direction away from the stem, the at least first mount further comprising a first engagement surface formed on the first housing portion and a second engagement surface formed on the second housing portion, a portion of the conductor being retained between the first and second engagement surfaces to resist movement of the conductor in a direction along the longitudinal extent of the channel.