Patent ID: 6206737
Filing Date: 2001-03-27
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An enhanced terminal screw for use in an electrical receptacle, said screw comprising:(a) a shank having opposite ends;(b) a head mounted to one of said opposite ends of said shank and having an underside surface and an outer peripheral edge surrounding and spaced from said shank; and(c) a plurality of impeller wire gripping lands formed on said underside surface of said head by a plurality of grooves formed in said underside surface of said head and circumferentially spaced apart from each other about said shank, said grooves being arcuate shaped and extending continuously from said shank to said peripheral edge of said head so that each of said plurality of lands has a concave side and an opposite convex side such that said plurality of lands grip a wire partially surrounding said shank and force the wire to move radially inwardly toward said shank as said screw is rotated in a predetermined direction and tightened relative to the wire.