Patent ID: 6736683
Filing Date: 2004-05-18
Classification: H01R,Y10S

Abstract:
An electrical terminal comprising:a terminal housing, at least one tension spring terminal having a leg with an opening and at least one current bar located within the terminal housing, at least one lead insertion opening in a wall of the terminal housing for inserting an electrical lead to be electrically connected, at least one actuating opening in the wall of the terminal housing for inserting an actuating tool for opening the tension spring terminal so that the lead can be inserted into the connection space through the opening in the leg of the tension spring terminal, and at least one test plug opening in the wall of the terminal housing between the at least one insertion opening and the at least one actuating opening for inserting a test plug, wherein the lead insertion opening, the actuating opening and the test plug opening are located on the same side of the terminal housing and wherein the test plug opening is in a laterally offset position relative to a center plane of the actuating opening.