US Patent Issued to YAZAKI on July 28 for "Terminal block with reinforcing rib and relief groove" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,695,217, issued on July 28, was assigned to YAZAKI Corp. (Tokyo).

"Terminal block with reinforcing rib and relief groove" was invented by Ryo Sakagami (Shizuoka, Japan) and Ryosuke Murata (Shizuoka, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A terminal block includes: a main body in which a conductor is accommodated; an attachment integrally projecting from the main body, the attachment being fastened and fixed to an attached body by a fastening member; and a rotation regulator in contact with a positioning part of the attached body to position the main body when the attachment is fastened to the attached body by the fastening member. The atta...