US 12,244,094 B2
Poke-in wire connector for power connector assembly
Brian Keith Weaver, Harrisburg, PA (US); Divya Shukla, Harrisburg, PA (US); Walter Bennage, Mount Pleasant, WI (US); Kelly Gamble, Mount Pleasant, WI (US); and Jeff Ward, Mount Pleasant, WI (US)
Assigned to TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH, Schaffhausen (CH); and InSinkErator LLC, Mount Pleasant, WI (US)
Filed by TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH, Schaffhausen (CH); and InSinkErator LLC, Mount Pleasant, WI (US)
Filed on Aug. 14, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/449,558.
Application 18/449,558 is a continuation of application No. 17/989,849, filed on Nov. 18, 2022, granted, now 11,764,516.
Application 17/989,849 is a continuation of application No. 17/005,506, filed on Aug. 28, 2020, granted, now 11,532,909, issued on Dec. 20, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0387627 A1, Nov. 30, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H01R 13/58 (2006.01); H01R 4/48 (2006.01); H01R 24/22 (2011.01)
CPC H01R 13/5816 (2013.01) [H01R 4/48 (2013.01); H01R 4/4823 (2023.08); H01R 4/4828 (2023.08); H01R 24/22 (2013.01); H01R 4/4848 (2023.08)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electrical connector assembly comprising:
a cover plate including a mounting flange configured to be mounted to a device housing of an electrical device, the cover plate including an opening;
a strain relief device coupled to the cover plate at the opening of the cover plate, the strain relief device included a bore therethrough configured to receive a power cable including a plurality of power wires including a ground wire, a hot wire and a neutral wire, the strain relief device providing strain relief for the power cable; and
a poke-in wire connector coupled to the cover plate, the poke-in wire connector including a housing having terminal cavities and poke-in terminals received in corresponding terminal cavities, the poke-in terminals configured to be electrically connected to the ground wire, the hot wire and the neutral wire, each poke-in terminal including a main body extending between a mating end and a terminating end, a tab terminal socket at the mating end, and a wire socket at the terminating end, the tab terminal socket provided at a front of the housing for receiving a corresponding tab terminal of the electrical device, the wire socket provided at a rear of the housing for receiving a corresponding power wire during a poke-in process, the wire socket including a first wall, a second wall, a third wall, and a fourth wall forming a wire receptacle configured to receive the corresponding power wire, the wire socket including a first poke-in retention beam configured to interface with the power wire when poked into the wire socket and a second poke-in retention beam configured to interface with the power wire when poked into the wire socket, the wire socket including a wire release element configured to be actuated to release the first and second poke-in retention beams from the power wire;
wherein the housing includes a guide pin configured to guide mating of the housing with respect to the device housing of the electrical device.