Terminal housing with conductive clip
First Claim
1. A lower cover for use in a power distribution box, the lower cover configured to house a terminal assembly, the terminal assembly including a stud having a base, the stud generally orthogonal to the base, the lower cover comprising:
- a terminal housing, the terminal housing having a pair of side walls spaced apart from each other, a front wall opposite a back wall and a floor; and
a clip having a first contact surface opposite a second contact surface and a connecting wall, the connecting wall disposed on a front end of both of the first and second contact surface so as to define a U-shaped member, wherein the first contact surface is mounted to a top surface of the pair of side walls and the second contact surface is mounted to a bottom surface of the pair of side walls, the clip formed of an electrically conductive material so as to route electricity to both first and second contact surface.
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Abstract
A lower cover assembly for use in a power distribution box having a terminal housing assembly is provided. The terminal housing includes a pair of side walls spaced apart from each other, a front wall opposite a back wall and a floor. A clip is configured to engage the terminal housing. The clip includes a front contact surface opposite a second contact surface. A connecting wall is disposed between the first and second contact surfaces so as to define a “U” shape member. The first contact surface is mounted to a top surface of a terminal housing and the second contact surface is mounted to a bottom surface of the terminal housing. The clip is form of an electrically conducted material so as to route electricity.
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15 Claims
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1. A lower cover for use in a power distribution box, the lower cover configured to house a terminal assembly, the terminal assembly including a stud having a base, the stud generally orthogonal to the base, the lower cover comprising:
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a terminal housing, the terminal housing having a pair of side walls spaced apart from each other, a front wall opposite a back wall and a floor; and a clip having a first contact surface opposite a second contact surface and a connecting wall, the connecting wall disposed on a front end of both of the first and second contact surface so as to define a U-shaped member, wherein the first contact surface is mounted to a top surface of the pair of side walls and the second contact surface is mounted to a bottom surface of the pair of side walls, the clip formed of an electrically conductive material so as to route electricity to both first and second contact surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A lower cover assembly for use in a power distribution box configured to route electric power to a top terminal connector and a bottom terminal connector, wherein the top terminal connector is electrically connected to a first load and the bottom terminal connector is electrically connected to a second load, the lower cover assembly comprising:
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a stud having an upper half and a lower half and a base disposed between the upper half and the lower half, the upper half configured to receive the top terminal connector and the bottom half configured to receive the bottom terminal connector; a terminal housing, the terminal housing having a pair of side walls spaced apart from each other, a front wall opposite a back wall and a floor, the floor having an opening the lower half of the stud disposed in the opening and the base supported by the floor; and a clip having a first contact surface opposite a second contact surface and a connecting wall, the connecting wall disposed on a front end of both of the first and second contact surface so as to define a U-shaped member, wherein the first contact surface is mounted to a top surface of the pair of side walls and the second contact surface is mounted to a bottom surface of the pair of side walls, the first and second contact surfaces include a slot defining an open end, the slot configured to receive the stud and the clip is formed of an electrically conductive material so as to route electricity to both first and second contact surface. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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Specification