Specialized electrical terminal

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10530075-B2
Application number	US-201816028690-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 6, 2018
Priority date	Nov 20, 2017
Publication date	Jan 7, 2020
Grant date	Jan 7, 2020

Abstract

An electrical terminal configured to mate with the cover of an electrical receptacle and the screw which secures the cover to the receptacle in order to ground installed satellite television systems to a properly grounded receptacle.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electrical terminal comprising:
a collar configured to be crimped around a wire;
a substantially flat terminal end which has a top side and a bottom side;
said top side comprising one or more chamfers and a spur located proximate said chamfers and which protrudes above the surface of said top side; and
said bottom side comprising one or more protrusions located opposite the chamfers on said top side;
configured such that the chamfers mate with a conical screw head;
configured such that said spur is the only element of the substantially flat terminal end which extends above the top side of said substantially flat terminal end; and

configured such that said spur is a separate structure from said chamfers and protrusions; and
wherein said collar is configured such that it does not extend below the bottom side of said substantially flat terminal end.

2. An electrical terminal as described in claim 1 wherein said terminal is a spade terminal.

3. An electrical terminal as described in claim 1 wherein the spur is configured to deflect when force is applied to it.

4. An electrical terminal as described in claim 3 wherein said terminal is metal.

5. An electrical terminal as described in claim 3 wherein said terminal is a spade terminal.

6. An electrical terminal as described in claim 1 wherein said terminal is metal.

7. An electrical terminal as described in claim 6 wherein said terminal is a spade terminal.

Assignees

• Perfectvision Mfg Inc

Inventors

• Lutz William
• Heiss Larry

Classifications

• H01R4/20

  using a crimping sleeve {(H01R4/01 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• H01R4/58

  characterised by the form or material of the contacting members (H01R4/01 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H01R4/183

  for cylindrical elongated bodies, e.g. cables having circular cross-section (H01R4/01 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H01R11/12 Primary

  End pieces terminating in an eye, hook, or fork · CPC title

• H01R4/304

  having means for improving contact · CPC title