Terminal connector for a wall mounted device

摘要

A wall mounted device includes a housing having a rear surface that is intended to face a wall to which the device is to be mounted. The housing also has an interior portion and an opening formed therein to allow wires from the wall to pass therethrough for communication with the interior housing. The opening has a center point. At least one terminal block may be disposed in the interior portion of the housing and includes a plurality of terminals that are configured to engage a wire to form an electrical connection. Each of the plurality of terminals can be located equidistant from a point within the opening such that the lengths of wire in the housing are reduced.

主权项

1. A wall mounted device, comprising:
a housing extending between a top wall and a bottom wall and having a rear wall that is intended to lie adjacent a wall to which the device is to be mounted; a cover plate secured to said rear wall to define an interior chamber; an opening formed in the housing that allows wires from said wall to pass into said interior chamber of said housing; a terminal block having a body disposed in said interior chamber substantially between said opening and said bottom wall and having a generally arcuate shape and comprising a plurality of terminals having apertures in a front face thereof and converging sides abutting one another on respective radials from said opening to form electrical connections with the wires; each of said plurality of terminals being located on a semi-circle and equidistant from at least one point of said opening such that the length of wire in said interior chamber is reduced.