Patent ID: 6761576
Filing Date: 2004-07-13
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An insulation displacement contact (IDC) connector, comprising:an insulative housing comprising a main body portion and a pair of receptacles at opposite ends of the body portion, the body portion defining a plurality of passageways, each receptacle comprising an inner wall, two parallel sidewalls extending from the inner wall and an outer wall interconnecting the two sidewalls, each outer wall having at least two gaps extending from a bottom edge thereof toward a middle section thereof for providing the outer wall with better elasticity; a plurality of contacts respectively received in the passageways of the housing; an insulative cover having a pair of latches depending from opposite ends thereof, each latch being insertable into a corresponding receptacle; and a locking member having a pair of arms depending from opposite ends thereof, each arm having a clasp at an end thereof, each clasp being able to abut against the bottom edge of the corresponding elastic outer wall of the housing; wherein said at least two gaps respectively adjacent the sidewalls, and each gap has a determined height; wherein each latch is a U-shaped structure, having two parallel legs with a channel therebetween; wherein each of the arms has a protrusion at an upper section thereof for engagingly abutting against the top edge of the outer walls.