Patent ID: 7736173
Filing Date: 2010-06-15
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An insulation displacement contact (IDC) for being seated in a connector housing having an IDC receiving passage with lower stops and upper locking catches, the insulation displacement contact comprising: a base portion; a first IDC arm extending from said base portion and including a lower portion with reduced dimension, a wire cutting/clamping region with an inner surface for insulated wire cutting and clamping, and an upper portion with a hook shaped portion defining a region for introducing wires for termination; a second IDC arm extending from said base portion and including a lower portion with reduced dimension, a wire cutting/clamping region with an inner surface for insulated wire cutting and clamping, and an upper portion with a hook shaped portion defining a region for introducing wires for termination, each of said first IDC arm and said second IDC being flexible with respect to said base portion whereby said wire cutting/clamping regions cooperate for cutting and clamping insulated wires; a first upper locator at an exterior surface of said first IDC arm; a second upper locator at an exterior surface of said second IDC arm; a first lower locator at an exterior surface of the IDC; a second lower locator at an exterior surface of the IDC, said first lower locator and said second lower locator contacting the lower stops with said first upper locator engaging a first side upper locking catch and said second upper locator engaging a second side upper locking catch upon inserting the IDC into the IDC receiving passage.