Patent ID: 6410853
Filing Date: 2002-06-25
Classification: H01R,Y10T

Abstract:
An electrical connection comprising:an electric conductor having a wire and a cladding surrounding the wire, the cladding being of an electrically insulative material, the wire having an exposed end portion extending from an end of the cladding; an electrically conductive terminal having a first portion and a second portion; a sleeve surrounding the electric conductor, the sleeve being of an electrically insulative material; the exposed end portion of the wire being secured to the first portion of the terminal in a manner so that the exposed end portion of the wire is mechanically secured to and electrically coupled to the terminal and so that the second portion of the terminal is generally between the end of the cladding and the first portion of the terminal; the sleeve being secured to the second portion of the terminal in a manner so that the sleeve is mechanically secured to the terminal, the sleeve covering the end of the cladding and a protected portion of the wire, the protected portion of the wire extending from the first portion of the terminal to the end of the cladding.