Patent ID: 6102750
Filing Date: 2000-08-15
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A fastener assembly for securing an electrical conductor to a flat stab in a recess in an electrical terminal housing having side wall surfaces spaced from the stab, which has an aperture spaced from its free end, said assembly comprising:a resilient spring clip comprising a top wall having a central aperture, a pair of side edges, a front edge and a rear edge; a pair of side walls extending downward from said pair of side edges of said top wall, each side wall of said pair having a slot therein and a bottom edge with a flange thereon projecting outwardly from said side wall to an outer edge on each flange; a flat nut with a tapped center hole and lateral projections retained in said clip with said tapped center hole in registration with said central aperture in said top wall by engagement of said projections in said slots in said side walls; said clip sliding onto said free end of said stab, which is received between said top wall and said nut with said outer edges on said flanges frictionally engaging said side wall surfaces of said terminal housing, and with said tapped hole in said nut in registration with said aperture in said stab as well as said aperture in said top wall.