Patent ID: 6146217
Filing Date: 2000-11-14
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A terminal unit having a casing containing therein a metal terminal so structured as to hold an electrically conductive wire in cooperation with a plate spring with electrically conductive connection established between the metal terminal and the electrically conductive wire, said terminal unit comprising:a support pin extending laterally of said casing, said plate spring having opposite ends and being bent intermediate the opposite ends to provide an attaching portion for rotatably supporting the plate spring on the support pin, one of said opposite ends having a projection formed thereat;a compression coil spring positioned in said casing and having one end portion for receiving said projection of said one end of said plate spring and normally pressing the other end of said plate spring against an edge of said metal terminal; anda push button operated in one direction to press said other end of said plate spring against the spring action of said compression coil spring, thereby to rotatably disengage the other of the opposite ends of said plate spring from said edge of said metal terminal and provide a gap between said edge of said metal terminal and said other end of said plate spring for allowing said electrically conductive wire to be inserted therethrough,said push button, said compression coil spring and said plate spring being arranged substantially in alignment with each other so that said operation of said push button in said one direction may cause rotation of said plate spring while being elastically deformed and simultaneously compress said compression coil spring.