Patent ID: 6280230
Filing Date: 2001-08-28
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An insulation displacement terminal for connecting an electrical wire to a terminal of an opposing connector, comprising:a conductive member, the member including first and second insulation displacement portions, the member being folded upon itself at a preselected foidline of said member such that said first and second insulation displacement portions are spaced apart from each other lengthwise along said member, the foldline defining first and second body portions of said member, the first body portion being folded upon the second body portion to define a first contact beam of said terminal, the first contact beam including opposing first and second ends; and,a second contact beam extending lengthwise alongside said member, the second contact beam including opposing first and second ends, said second contact beam extending generally parallel to said first contact beam and spaced apart therefrom, said first and second contact beams cooperatively defining a terminal-receiving passage therebetween for receiving an opposing terminal of an opposing connector, said second ends of said first and second contact beams respectively defining first and second guiding surfaces of said terminal for guiding said opposing terminal into said terminal-receiving passage.