Patent ID: 6368148
Filing Date: 2002-04-09
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector for attaching to a plurality of insulated conductors, each of said plurality of insulated conductors comprising a conductor and an insulative layer, the connector comprising:a housing; a first contact secured in said housing, said first contact defining a slot for receiving a first of said plurality of insulated conductors and making electrical contact with said conductor; a ground bus secured in said housing, said ground bus comprising a second contact, said second contact defining a slot for receiving a second of said plurality of insulated conductors and making electrical contact with said conductor, said ground bus further comprising a bypass slot, said bypass slot being operative to receive said first of said plurality of insulated conductors without making electrical contact with said conductor; said housing further comprising a base member having a first surface with first and second openings formed therein, said first opening operative to receive said first contact and said second opening operative to receive said second contact, said first and second openings further operative to retain said first and second contacts in a fixed relationship relative to each other with said slot of said first contact and said slot of said second contact extending outward from said first surface; and wherein said first and second contacts and said bypass slot are arranged such that said first and second of said plurality of insulated conductors lie substantially within the same plane.