Patent ID: 7892032
Filing Date: 2011-02-22
Classification: H01H,H01R

Abstract:
1. A terminal block for connecting electric wires by means of a movable contact having flat pins, the terminal block comprising: an insulating body and two conducting parts housed inside the body; each conducting part including, adjacent a first end of the conducting part, a wire retaining element for retaining a free end of an electric wire and, at an opposite end, a resilient clamp adapted for insertion, retention and making electrical contact with a flat pin of the movable contact; and each resilient clamp including a set of jaws independent from one another along the transversal direction, each set of jaws being adapted for insertion, retention and making electrical contact with a portion of the flat pin of the movable contact, wherein each conducting part comprises a base plate extending in the longitudinal direction to a first end, towards an outer side of the insulating body, and said resilient clamp is integral with said base plate at the opposite end, and wherein said first end is inclined upwards and an adapted to engage a corresponding internal seat in the insulating body to hold the base plate.