A single-pole or multipole plug connector includes an insulating housing and a contact insert having a conductor receptacle. The insulating housing has a conductor insertion guide channel for guiding the electrical conductor to the conductor receptacle and a contact pin insertion guide channel for guiding the contact pin to the contact pin connection. The conductor insertion guide channel and the contact pin insertion guide channel being oriented so as to run at an angle to each other. A cover housing part is arranged on the main housing part such that the conductor insertion guide channel runs in parallel to a mounting direction of the contact insert and the contact pin insertion guide channel perpendicularly thereto. The mounting direction of the contact insert being predefined by a mounting opening of the main housing part which may be closed with the cover housing part.

The present disclosure relates to wire terminals and/or termination mechanisms arranged and configured for use with a wiring device. In particular, the present disclosure relates to wire terminals utilizing an actuator and a spring clamp. In some embodiments, the actuator is a rotary actuator. In use, in the second position, the actuator contacts an extended leg of the spring clamp to manipulate the spring clamp to facilitate insertion of an electrical wire therein. In the first position, the spring clamp secures the wire within the device and in contact with the electrical terminal of the wiring device. In some embodiments, the wiring device is selected from one of a plug and connector type device or a pin and sleeve type device.

A single-pole or multipole plug connector includes an insulating housing and a contact insert having a conductor receptacle. The insulating housing has a conductor insertion guide channel for guiding the electrical conductor to the conductor receptacle and a contact pin insertion guide channel for guiding the contact pin to the contact pin connection. The conductor insertion guide channel and the contact pin insertion guide channel being oriented so as to run at an angle to each other. A cover housing part is arranged on the main housing part such that the conductor insertion guide channel runs in parallel to a mounting direction of the contact insert and the contact pin insertion guide channel perpendicularly thereto. The mounting direction of the contact insert being predefined by a mounting opening of the main housing part which may be closed with the cover housing part.

A snap-in bridge connector, comprising a housing having a housing base, multiple side walls and a housing lid with multiple insertion openings, a current rail positioned on an inside of opposing side walls of the housing, a contacting spring array with multiple contacting spring elements and a preloading spring array with multiple preloading spring elements. The contacting spring array has a ridge shape with a connection ridge connecting the multiple contacting spring elements. Each preloading spring element of the multiple preloading spring elements is set up to hold a respective contacting spring element of the multiple contacting spring elements in a preloaded position. Each preloading spring element is set up to be actuated by a wire inserted into the housing via an insertion opening of the housing lid and to release the respective contacting spring element from the preloaded position to contact the inserted wire to the current rail.