Patent ID: 6468103
Filing Date: 2002-10-22
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A wire termination device for establishing an electrical connection with an insulated electrical conductor, the wire termination device comprising:a first member; a second member movable relative to the first member between a first position wherein the second member is electrically disconnected from the insulated electrical conductor and a second position wherein the second member is electrically connected to the insulated electrical conductor and to the first member, and a guide attached to the first member and to the second member such that the guide is electrically connected to the first member and to the second member; wherein the second member is movable relative to the guide between the first position and the second position and comprises a slot formed adjacent one end, it slot defining a pair of opposed, sharp edges for stripping at least a portion of the insulation from the insulated electrical conductor when the second member moves from the first position to the second position.