US 7,550,671 B2
Electrical bifurcated splice
Thomas William Haberman, Tucson, Ariz. (US)
Assigned to International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, N.Y. (US)
Filed on Jun. 10, 2008, as Appl. No. 12/136,724.
Application 12/136724 is a continuation of application No. 11/243273, filed on Oct. 03, 2005, granted, now 7,402,751.
Prior Publication US 2008/0245567 A1, Oct. 09, 2008
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H02G 15/02 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 174—84R  [174/84 C] 4 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electrical bifurcated splice terminal, comprising:
two wireways, said two wireways forming an interior angle that is substantially zero, such that said two wireways are generally parallel and adjacent to each other, and configured such that a continuous wire may be placed in both wireways;
a post separating said two wireways, said post located toward an apex of said interior angle of said two wireways and configured such that said continuous wire may be positioned from one of said two wireways, around said post, and in the opposite direction to the other of said two wireways; and
two crimps, each at one of said two wireways, and configured to crimp said continuous wire in said two wireways.