Patent ID: 6352450
Filing Date: 2002-03-05
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector for connecting an electrical cable to a conductive member, comprising:an electrically conductive female member having an open-ended longitudinal slot with a first wall and a second wall defining a width; a first electrically conductive tine and a second electrically conductive tine received in a groove in the first and second walls, respectively, and electrically connected thereto; and an electrically conductive male member having a substantially planar tab, said tab having substantially parallel first and second sides defining a height and a width and receivable within said longitudinal slot, said first and second parallel sides electrically and frictionally engaging the first and second tines, respectively, compressing the tines toward the wall in which each tine is received; wherein said width of said longitudinal slot is at least twice as large as said width of said planar tab, thereby allowing said longitudinal slot to receive a plurality of said planar tabs.