Patent ID: 6227914
Filing Date: 2001-05-08
Classification: H01R,Y10S

Abstract:
An electrical connector block assembly for distributing electric power from a power source to wire conductors, comprising:a conductive base unit having a top and bottom surface,said conductive base unit further having a first opening in said top surface of said base unit extending through to said bottom surface,said base unit being a geometrically shaped base unit having at least one shape feature selected from a group of shape features consisting essentially of a triangle, a fan, and a clover-leaf,wherein a fan-shaped unit comprises a vertex and extended portions radiating from the vertex, said first opening in said base unit being formed essentially at the vertex of said base unit,at least one master ring assembly for attachment to at least one of said extended portions of said base unit, said master ring assembly being utilized to attach a wire conductor to said base unit,wherein said at least one master ring assembly comprises:a master ring comprising a tubular head member with a first portion having a first external dimension and a second portion having a second external dimension, said second portion having a threaded portion, and including a longitudinal axial opening through said master ring of a master ring inner dimension, said first portion of said master ring tubular head member being adapted for manual or physical tightening movements thereon; anda collet portion comprising a tubular member with at least a first and a second outer dimension wherein said first dimension is approximately the same as the master ring inner dimension and said second dimension being of a dimension conducive to positioning within one of said extended portions of said conductive base, said collet portion including a longitudinal opening along an axis thereof to match that of a conductive wire cable to be connected to said electrical connector block.