Patent ID: 6979222
Filing Date: 2005-12-27
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector comprising: first and second sections adapted to mate with one another; said first section including a plurality of channels each adapted to receive an insulated wire and plurality of first generally square receptacles each disposed in a respective channel; said second section defining a plurality of second receptacles, each second receptacle being aligned with an associated one of said channels and said first receptacles in said first section when said sections are assembled together; and a contact received in each of said second generally square receptacles of said second section and adapted for insertion in an associated first receptacle when said sections are assembled together, each contact including a pair of opposing sidewalls, each sidewall defining an insulation-displacement connecting structure arranged to pierce the insulation of a wire placed in an associated one of said channels and to establish an electrical connection with an associated wire when said first and second sections are assembled, wherein each contact includes four sidewalls in a generally square arrangement to define two pairs of opposing sidewalls forming a generally square tubular base, one edge of each sidewall defining an insulation displacement connecting structure including a lead-in portion for engaging and guiding an associated wire upon assembly of said first and second sections.