Patent ID: 6039613
Filing Date: 2000-03-21
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical barrier strip having connectors for making contact with wires comprising:a. a base;b. electrical connectors secured to the base;c. partitions extending upwards from the base above each connector and between each connector and at the ends of the base;d. a cover;e. a forward extension and a rearward extension, both located on the bottom of the cover for engaging the partitions between each connector, the forward cover extension and the rearward cover extension having an inner edge and an outer edge;f. a forward extension and a rearward extension, both located on the top of each partition between each connector for engaging the bottom of the cover, the forward partition extensions having a shape complementary to the forward cover extension and the rearward partition extension having a shape complementary to the rearward cover extension, wherein the distance separating the extensions on the partitions is slightly less than the distance of the outer edges of the extensions on the bottom of the cover so that the cover extensions and partition extensions releaseably engage each other when the cover is placed upon the barrier strip;g. means located on the cover for engaging the partition at at least one end of the base; andh. means located on the partitions at the end of the base for engaging the cover.