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EP 1394902 B1 20120208 - Connection terminal

Title (en)

Connection terminal

Title (de)

Anschlussklemme

Title (fr)

Borne de connection

Publication

EP 1394902 B1 20120208 (DE)

Application

EP 03015230 A 20030705

Priority

DE 10239367 A 20020828
DE 10253861 A 20021119
DE 10315668 A 20030404

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1394902A1] The connection terminal has a bus bar (4) with an arrangement for contacting at least one conductor to be connected and a protective conductor connection (14,16,18) for joining the terminal to a profiled protective bus bar. The protective conductor connection is joined to the bus bar in one piece. The protective conductor connection has a base section (14) and a sprung latch section (16).

IPC 8 full level

H01R 9/26 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

H01R 9/2608 (2013.01 - EP US); H01R 9/2691 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1394902 A1 20040303; EP 1394902 B1 20120208; US 2004152367 A1 20040805; US 6916214 B2 20050712

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 03015230 A 20030705; US 65005303 A 20030826