Patent ID: 9711876
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: H01R

Claim:
1. A clamping spring for mounting on a circuit board, comprising: a spring leg for contacting a conductor in a clamped manner, the spring leg having an actuating element; a contact region for contacting the circuit board; a fixed clamping leg disposed opposite the spring leg and forming a conductor receiving region therebetween, the conductor receiving region being configured to receive the conductor therein for clamping; and a guide element connecting the clamping leg and the spring leg at sides thereof, the guide element including a bulge forming a tool receiving region between the guide element and the spring leg, the tool receiving region configured to receive an actuating tool therein so as to displace the actuating element and move the spring leg away from the fixed clamping leg, wherein the clamping spring is configured as one piece.