Patent ID: 6514094
Filing Date: 2003-02-04
Classification: H01R,H04Q,Y10S

Abstract:
A modular multiple connection strap for cable connections, comprising a one-piece plastic housing (1) having a longitudinal side, a plurality of modular spaced and open chambers (2) on the longitudinal side for inserting respectively, one contact assembly (3), characterized in that the connection strap is a through strap, or a separating strap or a switching strap, in that the contact assemblies (3), each having a having a pair of tongues (4), a pair of contact springs (7) and a separating web (6), are through contacts that can be converted to separation or switching contacts by deforming the separating a web (6) that connects the inside ends of tongues (4) of the contact assembly (3) and in the case of a switching contact also including an insulating separator, which displaces one of the contact springs (7), attached to one of the pair of tongues (4), such that one of said contact springs is flush with said one of the pair of tongues (4).