Patent ID: 9077108
Filing Date: 2015-07-07
Classification: G05B,G06F,H01R,H05K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An automation control system, comprising: a terminal block of an input/output device; a device bus within the terminal block; a first bus contact comprising a two-pronged first mating feature on a first side of the terminal block and communicatively coupled with a first end of the device bus; and a second bus contact comprising a second mating feature comprising two prongs on a second side of the terminal block and communicatively coupled with a second end of the device bus, wherein the second side generally faces an opposite direction from the first side, wherein the terminal block is configured to be coupled with additional terminal blocks positioned on the first and second sides of the terminal block via the first and second bus contacts, and wherein the two-pronged first mating feature of the first bus contact is sized to wedge between the two prongs of the second mating feature such that the two prongs of the second mating feature engage outer edges of the first mating feature.