Push-button quick-connect socket
The push-button mechanism with deformable metal tabs addresses the challenge of tool-dependent or difficult wire insertion/removal in luminaire sockets, enabling easy and damage-free operations.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- FR2023007785
- Authority / Receiving Office
- FR · FR
- Patent Type
- Utility models
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2023-07-20
- Publication Date
- 2025-01-24
- Estimated Expiration
- 2033-07-20
AI Technical Summary
Traditional methods for inserting and removing electric wires in luminaire sockets require tools or are difficult for flexible cables, often causing damage to conductive metal tabs or cable souls.
A push-button mechanism with flexible and rigid conductive metal tabs that deform under pressure, allowing easy insertion and removal of electric wires without tools.
Facilitates simple and tool-free insertion and withdrawal of electric wires, reducing damage to conductive metal tabs and cable souls.
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Abstract
Description
Title of the invention: Push-button quick-connect socket
[0001] The present invention relates to a device designed to facilitate the insertion and removal of electrical wires from a light fixture socket using the holes provided for this purpose. This procedure is intended to be simple and quick. The insertion / removal of electrical wires is traditionally done either by screwing, requiring the user to have a tool (usually a screwdriver), or by clipping, which is not always easy, especially when introducing cables with a flexible core, and often results in the breakage of the conductive metal tabs or the core of the cables when attempting to remove the electrical wires. The device, described and listed as "the invention," overcomes this drawback. It comprises two push buttons that, when pressed, deform conductive metal tabs, allowing the user to insert or remove flexible or rigid electrical wires from the holes without using force. After releasing the push button, the conductive metal tab closes and compresses the electrical wire. The accompanying drawings illustrate the invention.
[0002] [Fig-1] represents an exploded view of all the elements composing the invention. [Fig.2] represents a view of the assembled elements of the invention. [Fig.3] shows, in cross-section, the device of the invention. [Fig.4] represents a view of the connection block. [Fig. 5] represents the internal mechanism of the connection block
[0003] With reference to these figures, the device comprises a socket body (1), a connection block (2), two push buttons (3), two flexible conductive metal tabs (4), two rigid conductive metal tabs (5) The connection block (2) has 4 electrical wire connection holes on the top (a), as well as two lights on either side of the block (b) into which the push buttons fit. Two sub-assemblies, each consisting of a flexible conductive metal tab (4) attached to a rigid tab (5), are housed inside the connection block. The flexible conductive metal tab is the one that will deform under pressure exerted on the push button to make room for the electrical cable.
Claims
Claims
1. Device which allows flexible or rigid electrical wires to be inserted or removed from a socket and into the holes provided for this purpose, simply and quickly. The essential characteristic is that it comprises a connection block (2) having two slots (b) into which the push buttons are inserted.