Quick connect terminal for electric power switch
First Claim
1. A quick connect terminal for an electric power switch having a molded casing with a main conductor extending into an external terminal recess in the molded casing and a terminal connector connected to the main conductor in the terminal recess, said quick connect terminal comprising:
- a molded housing having an open cavity and a mount removably mounting the molded housing to the molded casing at the external terminal recess; and
an electrically conductive terminal member having a tang releasably secured to the main conductor by the terminal connector and at least one spade termination terminating in the open cavity.
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Abstract
A removable quick connect terminal for an electric power switch has a molded housing with an open cavity and an electrically conductive terminal member with a plurality of male terminations that project through slots in a cavity wall in the housing into the open cavity. The terminal member has a tang projecting outward from the housing that is clamped by a conventional collar terminal to a power conductor of the switch projecting into an external terminal recess in the molded switch casing. The terminal member is secured to the molded housing by a pair of oppositely facing chamfered catches engaging an opening in the flat center section of the terminal member. The molded housing of the quick connect terminal has hooks which engage abutment surfaces on the switch casing and a pair of integral compliant latches which engage latch ledges in the external terminal recess to removably secure the housing to the switch casing.
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16 Claims
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1. A quick connect terminal for an electric power switch having a molded casing with a main conductor extending into an external terminal recess in the molded casing and a terminal connector connected to the main conductor in the terminal recess, said quick connect terminal comprising:
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a molded housing having an open cavity and a mount removably mounting the molded housing to the molded casing at the external terminal recess; and
an electrically conductive terminal member having a tang releasably secured to the main conductor by the terminal connector and at least one spade termination terminating in the open cavity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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