Patent ID: 6361384
Filing Date: 2002-03-26
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical terminal for providing electrical continuity between a conductor and a mounting member, the terminal comprising:a first eyelet having a first aperture for receiving a bolt and means for holding the bolt captive within the first aperture; a second eyelet having a second aperture; a spacing member connecting the first eyelet with the second eyelet and maintaining the eyelets in a spaced apart relationship with the first eyelet over the second eyelet and the respective apertures in coaxial alignment, the spacing member being deformable to allow the first and second eyelets to be urged toward one another; a retainer extending from the second eyelet and adapted to engage the mounting member to position the second eyelet against the mounting member with the eyelets aligned with a bolt-receiving hole in the mounting member, the spacing member spacing the first and second eyelets apart by a set distance such that when the bolt is captive in the first eyelet and the retainer is engaged with the mounting member, the bolt is maintained in a pre-set position wherein a distal end of a threaded section of the bolt is on the verge of engagement with a female threaded portion of the mounting member, wherein the retainer when engaged with the mounting member prevents rotation about the bolt of the terminal relative to the mounting member; and means on the first eyelet or the second eyelet for connecting the conductor to the terminal.