Patent ID: 8714996
Filing Date: 2014-05-06
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical insulation displacement connector (IDC) assembly, comprising: a body having at least one channel with an open top side configured for receipt of an insulated conductive core wire therein; a contact element fixed in said body, said contact element having a first end defined by opposed blades oriented across said channel; a cap having a size and configuration so as to engage over said body, said cap comprising a top wall and longitudinal side walls extending from said top wall; a recess defined in at least one of said cap longitudinal side walls, said recess having a closed end and an open end for initial receipt of the insulated conductive core wire therein, said recess having a shape and configuration such that the insulated conductive core wire is initially pressed into and retained in said recess, wherein said cap with the insulated conductive core wire retained therein is subsequently pressed onto said body; and wherein said body comprises retaining structure extending partially across said channel at a location relative to a depth of said blades within said channel such that the insulation portion of a wire pressed down between said blades by said cap is pushed below said retaining structure.