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Drop terminal releasable engagement mechanism

  • US 7,903,923 B2
  • Filed: 10/09/2008
  • Issued: 03/08/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/09/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A terminal assembly comprising:

  • a terminal having;

    a base;

    a cover releasably engaged to the base;

    a releasable engagement mechanism releasable engaging the cover to the base, the releasable engagement mechanism including;

    a resilient latch having a base end and a free end, the base end being engaged to the base, the free end defining a plurality of holes that pass through the free end of the resilient latch;

    a plurality of protrusions disposed on the cover, each of the plurality of protrusions having a lip and a sloped surface, the plurality of protrusions adapted for releasable engagement with the plurality of holes of the resilient latch, wherein the sloped surface of each of the plurality of protrusions is adapted to flex the resilient latch outwardly during engagement of the cover and the base;

    a releasing tool including a body having a releasing portion, wherein the releasing portion is adapted to flex the resilient latch outwardly from the plurality of protrusions to disengage the cover and the base.

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