FAST-CONTACT CLIP
First Claim
1. In a fast-contact clip, the combination of a pair of levers of generally channel cross-sectional configuration, said levers being made of rigid plastic material so as to be electrically nonconductive and being pivotally connected by means of a pin extending through opposite sidewalls of said levers and bridging a channel space therebetween, said pin pivotally connecting longitudinally intermediate portions of said levers to form a pair of handle members at one end of said levers and a pair of jaws at the opposite ends of said levers, means including a tension coil spring fitted around said pin, said spring having opposite ends bearing against said levers to urge said jaws toward and into engagement with each other, one of said jaws having a single, electrically conductive metal stud secured thereto and extending therefrom toward said other jaw, means for securing an electrical conductor to said stud, said stud having a point at one end thereof pointing toward said other jaw, said other jaw having an opening therein to accommodate said stud upon engagement of said jaws and having a transversely extending, groovelike seat formed therein to support an insulated electric wire in alignment with said point of said stud, said point of said stud penetrating the insulation of said electric wire to electrically engage with an electric conductor therein upon engagement of said jaws.
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Abstract
A clamping device for clipping against an electric wire so to connect two wires together, the device comprising a pair of levers which are connected pivotally free together along an intermediate portion of the levers, one end of the levers forming a squeeze handle and the opposite ends of the levers forming a pair of jaws, one of which has a seat across which a wire may be rested and the other jaw carrying a pointed stud for piercing the insulation around the seated electric wire and electrically engaging the enclosed electrical conductor.
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1. In a fast-contact clip, the combination of a pair of levers of generally channel cross-sectional configuration, said levers being made of rigid plastic material so as to be electrically nonconductive and being pivotally connected by means of a pin extending through opposite sidewalls of said levers and bridging a channel space therebetween, said pin pivotally connecting longitudinally intermediate portions of said levers to form a pair of handle members at one end of said levers and a pair of jaws at the opposite ends of said levers, means including a tension coil spring fitted around said pin, said spring having opposite ends bearing against said levers to urge said jaws toward and into engagement with each other, one of said jaws having a single, electrically conductive metal stud secured thereto and extending therefrom toward said other jaw, means for securing an electrical conductor to said stud, said stud having a point at one end thereof pointing toward said other jaw, said other jaw having an opening therein to accommodate said stud upon engagement of said jaws and having a transversely extending, groovelike seat formed therein to support an insulated electric wire in alignment with said point of said stud, said point of said stud penetrating the insulation of said electric wire to electrically engage with an electric conductor therein upon engagement of said jaws.
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Current AssigneeWilliam Klassen
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Original AssigneeWilliam Klassen
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InventorsKlassen, William
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Primary Examiner(s)McGlynn, Joseph H.
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Application NumberUS05/044,073Time in Patent Office547 DaysField of Search339/95,97-99,108,255,260,261 324/72.5,149US Class Current439/410CPC Class CodesH01R 11/20 End pieces terminating in a...
