Patent ID: 6368166
Filing Date: 2002-04-09
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A terminal for an electrical connector, the terminal comprising:a terminal body, a screw and a pressure transfer element; wherein the terminal body defines a conductor opening therein for receiving an electrical conductor, a screw opening extending into the terminal body to the conductor opening and an open trough-shaped cavity transverse to the conductor opening, the trough-shaped cavity extending right through a portion of the terminal body from one side thereof to an opposite side thereof via the screw opening; wherein the screw is threaded into the screw opening of the terminal body for securing the electrical conductor in the opening by applying pressure to the electrical conductor by rotation of the screw, and wherein the pressure transfer element is a generally flat pressure transfer element positioned in the trough-shaped cavity between the screw and the conductor opening, the pressure transfer element being movable in the cavity towards the conductor opening for applying pressure from the screw to an electrical conductor in the conductor opening to secure the electrical conductor in the opening.