Patent ID: 7131857

Claim:
An electrical plug adapted to receive an electrical conductor, the plug comprising: a housing having opposed first and second openings and a recess; a spring clamp, including: an opposed pair of wings operable to connect the spring clamp to the housing; a contact leg extending from the spring clamp to a crook end; a clamp leg created in a loop shape; a conductor receiving clamp opening created in the clamp leg through which the crook end extends, the clamp opening including a clamp edge; and a projecting end adjacent the clamp opening; and a stop defining a distal end of the recess, the stop being positioned adjacent the projecting end of the spring clamp and operable to limit a motion of the spring clamp; wherein a flexible electrical conductor is retainable within the clamp opening between the clamp edge and the contact leg in direct contact with both the clamp edge and the crook end by a springing action of the clamp leg.