Patent ID: 7048571

Claim:
An electrical terminal, comprising: a housing including at least one side wall that has two elongated holes, the two elongated holes being positioned on a common circular path, spaced apart from one another; a busbar; at least two insulation piercing elements; a conductor receiver to receive conductors to be connected; and at least two actuating elements; wherein the insulation piercing elements produce electrical contact between an inserted conductor and the busbar; wherein the actuating elements are arranged so as to turn relative to the insulation piercing elements in the electrical terminal, the actuating elements, each further comprising: two journals, each journal being located in a corresponding one of the elongated holes and being restricted so that the actuating element, when pivoted out of a first position in which the insertion of an incoming conductor is possible into a second position in which the conductor makes contact with the insulation piercing element, is guided and restricted by the movement of the journals within the elongated holes.