Patent ID: 6231405
Filing Date: 2001-05-15
Classification: H01H,H01R

Abstract:
An accessory for connection of an electrical conductor or cable to a contact strip of an electrical apparatus comprising:an accessory pad secured to a contact strip by a flexible blade, wherein the accessory pad comprises a conducting material, the accessory pad being removably fixable onto the contact strip for receiving a conductor to be clamped against the accessory pad by a clamping means to establish electrical contact between the contact strip and a cable;the flexible blade comprises a proximal-end, a mid-section, and a distal-end, the proximal-end attached to the accessory pad, the blade having first and second folds, wherein the first fold and the second fold define a mid-section, the first fold is located proximal to the second fold and the mid-section extends perpendicularly from the accessory pad, the flexible blade curving 180 degrees, enabling flexible clamping of the contact strip between the accessory pad and the distal-end of the flexible blade, and further comprising at least one lug extending from the plane of the distal-end portion of the flexible blade in an inclined direction with respect to the plane and in a direction away from the pad for easing insertion of the flexible blade into a tunnel of an electrical terminal when the distal-end of the flexible blade enters first, said at least one lug for pressing against a wall of a tunnel of an electrical terminal.