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EP 0003289 B1 19820825 - BUS BAR WITH TERMINAL LUGS

Title (en)

BUS BAR WITH TERMINAL LUGS

Publication

EP 0003289 B1 19820825 (EN)

Application

EP 79100066 A 19790110

Priority

DK 11178 A 19780110

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0003289A1] A bus bar is described which may be made of copper strip in a U-shaped cross section. Terminal lugs (3a, 3b) for use with spade connectors are integral with the bus bar and are punched in the web (1) and subsequently bent inwards into the space between the side flanges (4a, 4b) in the U-shaped cross section.

IPC 1-7

H02G 5/00; H01R 31/02

IPC 8 full level

H01R 31/02 (2006.01); H02G 5/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H01R 31/02 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

BE CH DE FR GB LU NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0003289 A1 19790808; EP 0003289 B1 19820825; DE 2963570 D1 19821021; DE 7900528 U1 19790503; DK 11178 A 19790711; DK 148149 B 19850318; DK 148149 C 19850923; FI 790073 A 19790711; IE 47722 B1 19840530; IE 790042 L 19790710; NO 790063 L 19790711

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 79100066 A 19790110; DE 2963570 T 19790110; DE 7900528 U 19790110; DK 11178 A 19780110; FI 790073 A 19790110; IE 4279 A 19790110; NO 790063 A 19790109