Patent ID: 7918692
Filing Date: 2011-04-05
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical terminal block oriented with respect to longitudinal and lateral axes that extend perpendicular to each other, the terminal block comprising: a mating face and a loading surface being spaced apart from each other along the longitudinal axis and being configured to engage respective electrical conductors, the mating face extending along the lateral axis; and first and second sidewalls facing in opposite directions and extending between the mating face and the loading surface, each of the first and second sidewalls including a wing member projecting therefrom along the lateral axis and a recess configured to receive a wing member from another terminal block, the wing members and the recesses having matching complementary cross-sections taken along the longitudinal axis such that the wing member on the first sidewall of one terminal block is slidably and securely received within the recess on the second sidewall of another terminal block.