Patent ID: 8636537
Filing Date: 2014-01-28
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A connecting terminal comprising: a housing including at least one base member and an actuating part coupled to the base member and lockingly engageable therewith in an open position and in a contact position; and an insulation-displacement contact configured to connect a cable; wherein a first latching device includes a first pair of mutually cooperating snap-in locking elements respectively disposed on the at least one base member and actuating part, the first latching device being configured to contribute to a first interlocking of the base member and the actuating part in the open position; and wherein a second latching device includes a second pair of mutually cooperating snap-in locking elements respectively disposed on the at least one base member and actuating part, the second latching device being configured to contribute to a second interlocking of the base member and the actuating part in the contact position.