Terminal block marker

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10062979-B2
Application number	US-201615235408-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 12, 2016
Priority date	Aug 21, 2015
Publication date	Aug 28, 2018
Grant date	Aug 28, 2018

Abstract

A terminal block marker designed to identify a terminal block. The terminal block marker includes a rigid base and a flexible film insert. The rigid base includes a top with a first arm having a first inwardly extending projection and a second arm having a second inwardly extending projection. The rigid base also includes a bottom with legs extending in a direction opposite the arms to hold the terminal block marker in the terminal block. A flexible film insert with identification markings is installed on the rigid base. The flexible film insert is positioned under a first projection of the first arm and rotated downward until the flexible film insert snaps under the second projection of the second arm. The first and second projections retain the flexible film insert on the rigid base to form the terminal block marker.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A terminal block marker for identifying a terminal block, the terminal block marker comprising:
a rigid base adapted to be secured to the terminal block, the rigid base including a top with a first arm having a first inwardly extending projection and a second arm having a second inwardly extending projection, and a bottom with legs extending in a direction opposite the arms for holding the terminal block marker in the terminal block;
a flexible film insert installed on the rigid base, the flexible film insert being positioned under a first projection of the first arm and rotated downward until the flexible film insert snaps under the second projection of the second arm, wherein the first and second projections retain the flexible film insert on the rigid base;
wherein the flexible film insert having printable sections and slots for enabling a printer to sense each printable section on the flexible film insert;
wherein the rigid base having positioning pads, the positioning pads extending from the top of the rigid base, the rigid base having perforations located adjacent the positioning pads, the perforations enable a length of the rigid base to be torn;
wherein each slot of the flexible film insert receives at least one of the positioning pads when the flexible film insert is installed on the rigid base and the positioning pads extend above the installed flexible film insert to control the position of the flexible film insert; and
wherein the flexible film insert having perforations, wherein the perforations in the flexible film insert are aligned with the perforations in the rigid base when the flexible film insert is installed on the base, whereby the aligned perforations enable a length of the assembled terminal block marker to be torn off.

2. The terminal block marker of claim 1 , wherein the flexible film insert further comprising perforations located adjacent the slots, wherein the slots and the perforations define the printable sections of the flexible film insert, whereby the perforations enable a length of the flexible film insert to be torn.

3. The terminal block marker of claim 1 , wherein the flexible film insert is provided in a roll form for enabling the flexible film insert to be installed in a printer to receive identification markings.

4. A terminal block marker for identifying a terminal block, the terminal block marker comprising:
a rigid base adapted to be secured to the terminal block, the rigid base including a top with a first arm having a first inwardly extending projection and a second arm having a second inwardly extending projection, and a bottom with legs extending in a direction opposite the arms for holding the terminal block marker in the terminal block; and
a flexible film insert installed on the rigid base, the flexible film insert being configured to be positioned under the first projection of the first arm and rotated towards the top until the flexible film insert snaps under the second projection of the second arm, wherein the first and second projections retain the flexible film insert on the rigid base;
wherein the rigid base has perforations and the flexible film insert has perforations, wherein the perforations in the flexible film insert are aligned with the perforations in the rigid base when the flexible film insert is installed on the base, whereby the aligned perforations enable a length of the assembled terminal block marker to be torn off.

5. The terminal block marker of claim 4 , wherein the flexible film insert further comprising printable sections and slots for enabling a printer to sense each printable section on the flexible film insert.

Assignees

• Panduit Corp

Inventors

• Adams Michael Scott
• Ganster Zachary Scott
• Schwert Jennifer Lynn

Classifications

• B31D1/02

  the articles being labels or tags · CPC title

• H01R9/2475

  Means facilitating correct wiring, e.g. marking plates, identification tags · CPC title

• G09F3/06

  by clamping action (by separate clamps G09F3/16) · CPC title

• H01R13/465

  Identification means, e.g. labels, tags, markings (H01R9/2475, H01R9/2683 take precedence) · CPC title

• H01R9/2683 Primary

  Marking plates or tabs · CPC title