Patent ID: 6099344
Filing Date: 2000-08-08
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector comprising:a housing part with a conductor receiving channel formed therein;a cap part removably connected to the housing part, the cap part having a threaded hole formed therein; anda clamp screw threadably mounted to the cap part to clamp a first conductor located in the conductor receiving channel to the housing part, the clamp screw having a threaded portion adapted to engage the threaded hole in the cap part;wherein the clamp screw has means for connecting a second conductor to an insulated portion of the first conductor, the connecting means comprising the clamp screw having a contact surface disposed to capture a terminal of the second conductor between the contact surface and the first conductor, and wherein the clamp screw has a drive head projecting from the threaded portion of the clamp screw, the drive head being sized to pass through the threaded hole in the cap part when the clamp screw is mounted in the cap part.