Patent ID: 9548557
Date: 2017-01-17
CPC Classifications: C09D,H01R,Y10T

Claim:
1. A connector assembly comprising a connector framework and at least one insulation displacement member, wherein: the connector framework comprises an insulated-wire passage that is sized and oriented to receive an insulated electrically conductive wire; the insulation displacement member comprises a conductive wire engaging portion and is mechanically supported by the connector framework to permit forcible engagement of the wire engaging portion with the insulated electrically conductive wire to make electrical contact with a conductor therein, the conductive wire engaging portion of the insulation displacement member defining an electrically conductive path extending from the wire engaging portion to an electrical coupling node of the connector assembly; at least the conductive wire engaging portion of the insulation displacement member is coated with a cured hydrophobic organosilane mono-layer protective coating.