Patent ID: 6935884
Filing Date: 2005-08-30
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector for coupling to an electrical cable of the type having individual sheathed conductors, said electrical connector comprising: a base housing member having an interior, said base housing member having a connector portion for selectively coupling to a power source, said base housing member having an arcuate cutout for receiving the electrical cable; a plurality of coupling assemblies for making electrical contact with a conductive member within the sheathed conductors of the electrical cable, each of said coupling assemblies comprising a top member and a bottom member, each of said coupling assemblies having a first end and a second and, each of said coupling assemblies being mounted in said interior of said base housing member; a strain relief assembly for restricting outward movement of the electrical cable from said base housing member, said strain relief assembly being mounted on a first end of said base housing member; a cover housing member being removably mountable on said base housing member for selectively enclosing said interior of said base housing member; a locking member for selectively coupling said cover housing member to said base housing member; and said bottom member including a plurality of elongate conductive piercing members for contacting the conductive member within the sheathed conductor.