Patent ID: 7351116

Claim:
A connecting element ( 1 ), with a housing ( 2 ), and with attachment means ( 3 , 4 , 5 ) for attaching the housing ( 2 ) to a support rail ( 9 ), and with two connections ( 10 , 11 ) in the housing ( 2 ) to serve cables ( 12 , 13 ), such that each connection ( 10 , 11 ) determines the direction of feed ( 18 , 19 ) for said cable ( 12 , 13 ), wherein the connections ( 10 , 11 ) are so positioned that the feed directions ( 18 , 19 ) for the cables ( 12 , 13 ) enclose an angle smaller than 180°, and wherein the connections ( 10 , 11 ) are positioned such that when the attachment means ( 3 , 4 , 5 ) is mounted on a horizontally positioned support rail ( 9 ) in direct contact with a vertical wall, the feed directions ( 18 , 19 ) for both connections ( 10 , 11 ) are generally upwardly oriented, wherein the feed directions ( 18 , 19 ) for the cables ( 12 , 13 ) enclose an angle of about 90°.