Patent ID: 7750239
Filing Date: 2010-07-06
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical device for wiring an electrical appliance, the electrical device comprising: a grounding wire having a fork and a grounding screw with a screw head, the grounding wire permanently installed on the electrical device; a clamp mechanism comprising a flexible sheet of material having a top surface, a bottom surface, a top end, and a bottom end substantially opposite the top end, the material being substantially bowed prior to insertion of the wire; an aperture formed through the material adjacent the top end for receiving a threaded portion of a clamp screw therethrough, the screw head contactable with the surface of the material; a pair of cutouts adjacent the top end of the clamp mechanism, the cutouts being shaped and designed for determining a proper insertion depth of the wires beneath the material; wherein upon insertion of the wire between the bottom surface of the material and the electrical device, the material substantially flattens, and further comprising: a neck portion mounted to a threaded portion of the screw, the clamp mechanism sandwiched between the neck portion and the screw head.