Patent ID: 6435921
Filing Date: 2002-08-20
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A connector, comprising:a housing with front and rear ends and a plurality of sidewalls extending between the front and rear ends, a plurality of substantially identical cavities extending through the housing from the front end to the rear end, a retainer mount opening extending into one of said sidewalls of the housing and communicating with the cavities; at least one crimping terminal fitting with opposite front and rear ends, a connecting portion extending rearwardly from the front end for connection with a mating terminal fitting, a rearwardly facing step defined on the crimping terminal fitting a selected distance rearwardly from the front end, and at least one barrel configured for crimped connection with an exposed section of a core of a wire, the crimping terminal fitting being configured for insertion into any of the cavities; at least one insulation-displacement terminal fitting with opposite front and rear ends, a connecting portion extending rearwardly from the front end of the insulation-displacement terminal fitting for connection with a mating terminal fitting, the connecting portion defining a selected height, a rearwardly facing step defined on the insulation-displacement terminal fitting at the selected distance rearwardly from the front end of the insulation-displacement terminal fitting, and insulation-displacement portions configured to cut an outer coating of a wire and connect with a core of the wire, the insulation-displacement portions defining a height less than the height of the connecting portion, the insulation-displacement terminal fitting being configured for insertion into any of the cavities; and a retainer to be mounted into the retainer mount opening, the retainer having terminal locks configured for engagement with the rearwardly facing step of both the crimping terminal fitting the insulation-displacement terminal fitting to lock the terminal fittings in the cavities.