Patent ID: 7438606
Filing Date: 2008-10-21
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. Terminal block comprising a body having a chamber adapted for housing a clamp, the body including at least one opening adapted for receiving at least one end of an electric cable extending parallel to a longitudinal direction of the body and at least one access opening for access to an operating mechanism, a clamp adapted for retaining at least one end of an electric cable, the clamp including a first jaw and a second jaw, each jaw including a base portion extending parallel to the longitudinal direction, a pair of lugs extending from the base portion and positioned along the base portion to form a seat disposed between the lugs, each lug having a triangular shaped opening, the jaws being disposed in the housing situated opposite each other wherein the seat of one jaw aligns with the lug of the other jaw and the triangular shaped opening in each of the lugs is aligned along the longitudinal direction for insertion of at least one end of the electric cable.