Patent ID: 8388387
Filing Date: 2013-03-05
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. Connecting terminal, comprising: an insulating-material housing; and at least one spring clamping unit with a clamping spring and a busbar section in the insulating-material housing, wherein the clamping spring has a contact section and a clamping section configured to clamp an electrical conductor against the busbar section, and the clamping spring has an operating section which originates from the clamping section, extends away from a direction of a spring force which acts on the clamping section of the clamping spring, and is aligned to be acted on by an operating element such that the operating element is engaged with the operating section in order to exert a tensile force, which acts on the operating section in an opposite direction to the spring force when the operating element is moved in order to open the clamping spring.