Patent ID: 6579115
Filing Date: 2003-06-17
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector comprising:an insulating housing which has a recess that opens to the outside; contacts which are disposed inside said recess and which have connection parts; an insulating cover member which is mounted in said recess and which connects electrical wires to said connection parts by pressing said electrical wires against said connection parts; said connection parts having a protruding shape, and said connection parts being constructed so that said connection parts pierce said insulating outer covering of said electrical wires and are connected to conductors of said electrical wires; and elastic supporting members that support said outer covering portions of said electrical wires connected to said connection parts so that said outer covering portions are pressed toward said connection parts and are disposed adjacent to said connection parts at sides of said connection parts, said elastic supporting members are formed as integral parts of said contacts, and said elastic supporting members have a free end that engages said cover member to press said outer covering portions toward said connection parts.