A contact assembly for an electrical connector includes a contact positioner having contact support walls holding a contact array. The contact array includes signal contacts and ground contacts interspersed with the signal contacts. The signal contacts include mating ends configured to be mated with a mating electrical connector and mounting ends configured to be terminated to a host circuit board. The signal contacts include transition portions between the mating ends and the mounting ends. The ground contacts include mating ends, mounting ends, and transition portions between the mating ends and the mounting ends. The contract assembly includes a ground bus wire extending transversely across the contact array. The ground bus wire is electrically connected to each of the ground contacts. The ground bus wire is electrically isolated from each of the signal contacts.

A circuit breaker is provided that may be plugged onto an electrical panel. The circuit breaker is preferably a low voltage circuit breaker in the range of 120-240 volts. The circuit breaker may have an electrical clip with a curved inner surface that contacts a curved outer surface of an electrical connector on the electrical panel. The circuit breaker may also have a protrusion that prevents the circuit breaker from being installed in electrical panels without an electrical connector for the electrical clip to engage.

A ground bar comprising a planar body having a wedge shape in that a width of a top end of the planar body is greater than a width of a bottom end of the planar body. The planar body is constructed of an electrically-conductive material. A plurality of upper hole pairs are defined in the planar body. Each of the first hole pairs is adapted to have a corresponding electrical wire to be grounded selectively affixed thereto.

A connection device for connecting a shield conductor of an electrical cable to a grounding section includes: a housing surrounding a receiving space into which an electrical cable is insertable with a shield conductor along a longitudinal axis, the housing being attachable to the grounding section such that the grounding section extends at least partly in the receiving space; and a spring element which is adjustably disposed on the housing and which has a clamping leg and is movable from an open position to a clamped position relative to the housing such that when in the clamped position, the spring element acts with the clamping leg on the shield conductor of the electrical cable inserted in the receiving space, the clamping leg having an engagement portion for acting on the shield conductor, the engagement portion having an at least partially curved or angled engagement contour.

A shield device includes: a first electrical conductor; an electrical insulator that is configured to electrically insulate the first electrical conductor from a second electrical conductor; a first shield connector configured to: directly contact at least 180 degrees of a first circumference of a first shield that surrounds at least two first insulated conductors of a first section of a shielded cable; and electrically connect the first shield with the first electrical conductor; and a second shield connector configured to: directly contact at least 180 degrees of a second circumference of a second shield that surrounds at least two second insulated conductors of a second section of the shielded cable; and electrically connect the second shield with the first electrical conductor.

A conductor assembly structure for a rail-type terminal device includes a conductor assembly and an insulating housing. The conductor assembly structure can reduce manufacturing waste and has a larger contact surface and a better electric conduction effect. The conductor assembly has a base portion that can be pivotally connected with a conductive connector, and a first area and a second area connected to the base portion. The first area and the second area are respectively formed with a bowed portion and a first section and a second section connected to the bowed portion to be snapped onto a grounding mounting rail. At least one of the first area and the second area is provided with a load arm and an elastic member connected to the load arm for increasing the elastic fixing effect (force) of the first section and/or the second section on the grounding mounting rail.

The invention relates to an electrical connection system (7) for an electrical device, such as an electrical terminal block, said electrical connection system (7) comprising: a conductive bar (21) including an electrical contact region (45) arranged to cooperate with a conductive portion (13′) of an electrical conductor (13) in a connected position, and an engagement zone (35) arranged to engage with a portion (15′) of a support rail (15) in an engaged position; a leaf spring (23); and a retaining device (49) arranged to maintain the engaged position with the portion (15′) of the support rail (15), said retaining device (49) comprising an additional leaf spring (57) equipped with an additional clamping member (57″) arranged to engage with the portion (15′) of the support rail (15) in the engaged position.

A shield device includes: an electrical conductor; an electrical insulator that is configured to electrically insulate the electrical conductor from a DIN rail and to hang the shield device from the DIN rail; a first shield connector configured to: directly contact at least 180 degrees of a first circumference of a first shield that surrounds at least two insulated conductors of a first section of a shielded cable; and electrically connect the first shield with the electrical conductor; and a second shield connector configured to: directly contact at least 180 degrees of a second circumference of a second shield that surrounds at least two insulated conductors of a second section of the shielded cable; and electrically connect the second shield with the electrical conductor.

A shield device includes: an electrical conductor; an electrical insulator that is configured to electrically insulate the electrical conductor from a DIN rail and to hang the shield device from the DIN rail; a first shield connector configured to: directly contact at least 180 degrees of a first circumference of a first shield that surrounds at least two insulated conductors of a first section of a shielded cable; and electrically connect the first shield with the electrical conductor; and a second shield connector configured to: directly contact at least 180 degrees of a second circumference of a second shield that surrounds at least two insulated conductors of a second section of the shielded cable; and electrically connect the second shield with the electrical conductor.

The invention relates to an electrical connection system for an electrical appliance, such as a terminal block (7), the electrical connection system (7) comprising a conductive strip (21) comprising two connecting branches (63a, 63b) arranged so as to cooperate with a conductive portion (13) of an electrical conductor (13) in a connecting position and having a cooperating area (35) arranged so as to cooperate with a portion (15) of a support rail (15) in a cooperating position, a leaf spring (23), and a holding device (49) arranged so as to hold the portion (15) of the support rail (15) in contact between the two cooperating branches (63a, 63b) in the cooperating position, at least one connecting branch (63a, 63b) having a cross-opening (69a, 96b) designed so that a portion of the holding device (49) passes therethrough in the cooperating position.