| US 7,513,794 B2 | ||
| Clamp/plug connector for through-wall connection having wedge-shaped attachment | ||
| Oliver Lange, Damme (Germany) | ||
| Assigned to Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG, Blomberg (Germany) | ||
| Appl. No. 10/552,104 PCT Filed Mar. 04, 2004, PCT No. PCT/EP2004/002152 § 371(c)(1), (2), (4) Date Oct. 03, 2005, PCT Pub. No. WO2004/088798, PCT Pub. Date Oct. 14, 2004. |
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| Claims priority of application No. 103 15 661 (DE), filed on Apr. 04, 2003. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0194473 A1, Aug. 31, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. H01R 13/73 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 439—555 [439/557] | 20 Claims |
| 1. A connector for through-wall connection, comprising:
a clamp housing;
a locking element for attaching the clamp housing to a wall; and
a pivotable actuation wedge connected as a single piece to the locking element,
wherein:
the locking element includes a pair of clamp parts configured to respectively engage upper and lower inner edges of a through
opening of the wall, and
the actuation wedge is configured to pivot so as to press the clamp parts respectively against the upper and lower inner edges
of the through opening so as to support the locking element on the inner edges.
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