Patents by Inventor John W. Coy

John W. Coy has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 5664971
    Abstract: Disclosed is a terminal binding post for selectively mounting a wire, a fork connector and a banana plug which includes: an electrically insulated housing; an electrically conducting contact member received within a cavity of the housing; and a clamping member having an exterior clamping surface and an interior clamping surface defined in a clamping slot for receiving a tab of the contact member. The clamping member and contact member define separate wire receiving and fork connector receiving spaces. An aperture and a slot are defined in the housing which are sized and dimensioned for respectively receiving a wire and a fork connector. The clamping member is moveable in the cavity with respect to the contact member between a wire engaged position in which the clamping member securely engages the wire to the first tab of the contact and a wire disengaged spaced therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 9, 1997
    Inventor: John W. Coy