Patent ID: 6676437
Filing Date: 2004-01-13
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An insulation displacement apparatus comprising:an insulation displacing stationary die for holding in place a connector that comprises an insulated housing and contacts each having a receptacle portion, with the contacts being individually held in compartments that are formed in the insulated housing, an insulation displacing punch facing the die and driven to press wire ends into the receptacle portions so as to establish electric connection between each wire end and each receptacle portion, and a pair of upright guards for protecting the receptacle portions from being widened during an insulation displacement operation, with the upright guards being disposed in the die and spaced from one another a distance substantially equal to the sideways width of the insulated housing, so that end walls of the housing are propped up by the guards sideways from the outside while the insulation displacement operation is being carried out.