Patent ID: 6210205
Filing Date: 2001-04-03
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A spacer for terminating conductors of conductive wires to insulation displacement sections of terminals positioned in a housing of a connector by assembling said spacer to a termination face of said housing, said spacer comprising:an elongate base defining upper, lower, front and rear faces;an array of channels defined in said front face;an array of slits defined in said lower face and each communicating to a corresponding channel; andan array of retaining slots defined in said lower face and each retaining slot being in alignment with a corresponding one of said channels;wherein said channels extend about two thirds of a width of said base;wherein an inner diameter of each said channel is dimensioned to snugly fit the respective conductive wire therein;wherein a width of a front end of each retaining slot is smaller than the outer diameter of the respective conductive wire.