Patent ID: 7354319

Claim:
An electrical terminal, comprising: an insulating housing having at least one lead insertion opening for inserting an electric lead for electrical connection and at least one actuation opening; at least one conductor bar; at least one strain-relief clamp connection positioned in the insulating housing and including a generally U-shaped strain-relief clamp and a compression spring, wherein the strain-relief clamp has two clamping legs, each having a through opening for inserting the electric lead, and a U-shaped back that connects the clamping legs to each other, and wherein the conductor bar is positioned within the through openings and the compression spring is located between the U-shaped back of the strain-relief clamp and the conductor bar such that the compression spring is axially compressed to open the strain-relief clamp connection for insertion of the electric lead between the conductor bar and a bottom edge of the through openings; and, at least one actuating element located in the insulating housing for opening and closing the strain-relief clamp connection, wherein the actuating element is movable between a first position in which the strain-relief clamp connection is closed and a second position in which the strain-relief clamp connection is open, wherein the actuating element is an actuating cam eccentrically supported in the insulating housing such that the actuating cam is pivotal between the first position and the second position.