Patent ID: 6010372
Filing Date: 2000-01-04
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A terminal block assembly for mounting a plurality of terminal clips, each designed to receive a wire comprising:a mounting block having a bed and fanning strip members at opposite side edges of the bed spaced along a longitudinal direction of the bed, the bed having a plurality of openings arranged in lateral rows extending in direction between the side edges of the bed and in longitudinal columns extending in the longitudinal direction of the bed, said rows of openings being evenly-spaced in the longitudinal direction in the columns, and the openings in the columns being separated by ribs that extend transversely, the ribs between alternate rows of openings being of a different mass of the dielectric material to control the effective dielectric constants between adjacent pairs of the terminal clips in the column; andeach terminal clip in the openings including a flat body and a wire-receiving prong having a slit therethrough defining a pair of arms, to permit insertion of a wire and to displace insulation as the wire is inserted.