Patent ID: 6383004
Filing Date: 2002-05-07
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A connection element for connecting electrical leads, comprising:an upper part comprising a first clamping member comprising a plurality of first webs defined by a plurality of first slits formed in said first clamping member, wherein said first webs are elastically deformable and have a raised relief first contact surface; a lower part comprising a second clamping member comprising a plurality of second webs defined by a plurality of second slits formed in said second clamping member, wherein said second webs are elastically deformable and have a raised relief second contact surface; and a clamping mechanism which selectively clamps said upper part to said lower part, wherein when said upper and lower parts are clamped together by said clamping mechanism each first contact surface is abuttingly superposed a respective second contact surface such that a clamping force is generated therebetween by elastic deformation of said first and second webs.