Modifiable electrical connector lug
View Patent ↗An electrical connector including a first connection section adapted to connect the electrical connector to a first conductor; and a second connection section connected to the first connection section. The second connection section includes a lug with a plurality of lug portions with at least one weakened section between the lug portions. Each lug portion has a hole adapted to be located onto a respective mounting post. A first one of the lug portions can be removed from a second one of the lug portions at the weakened section to reconfigure the second connection section to have one less lug portion.
1. An electrical connector comprising:
a first connection section configured to connect the electrical connector to a first electrical conductor; and
a second connection section connected to the first connection section, wherein the second connection section is configured to connect the electrical connector to a second electrical conductor;
wherein the electrical connector is configured to be modified in a predetermined fashion from a first predetermined connection configuration to a second predetermined connection configuration, wherein the electrical connector is Underwriters Laboratory (UL) certified in both the first and second predetermined connection configurations.
2. A method comprising:
providing an electrical connector having a first connection section configured to connect the electrical connector to a first electrical conductor and a second connection section connected to the first connection section, wherein the second connection section is configured to connect the electrical connector to a second electrical conductor;
providing a reconfiguration section on the electrical connector to allow the electrical connector to be modified in a predetermined fashion from a first predetermined connection configuration to a second different predetermined connection configuration, wherein the electrical connector is Underwriters Laboratories (UL) certified in both the first and second predetermined connection configurations.