Patent ID: 7815439
Filing Date: 2010-10-19
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An insulation displacement plug-in connector for telecommunications and data technology, comprising: a housing defining a plurality of grooves, each groove extending from an underside of the housing to an upper side of the housing, the housing also defining a plurality of slots at the underside of the housing, each slot being incorporated into one of the grooves; and a plurality of contact elements, the contact elements each having an insulation displacement contact for connection of wires and a pin contact for making contact with a printed circuit board, the insulation displacement contact and the pin contact of each contact element being positioned within one of the grooves of the housing; wherein at least one extension is arranged between the insulation displacement contact and the pin contact of each contact element, and wherein two support elements are arranged at an end of the extension associated with the pin contact of each contact element, the two support elements curving in opposite directions away from the extension, and the two support elements being configured to fit within the slots defined at the underside of the housing wherein the housing has slots for holding the wires to be connected, with the insulation displacement contact of each contact element being aligned at an angle of 45° to one of the slots.