Patent ID: 6554658
Filing Date: 2003-04-29
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connection device for connecting a male electrical contact member to a loop formed in a stripped conductor, the device comprising:a housing member which houses a clamp; the housing member comprising a slot arranged at one end of the housing member; the slot being configured to receive the male electrical contact member; an opening arranged on an other side of the housing member, the other side being opposite the one end having the slot; the opening being configured to receive the clamp; a passage for housing the clamp being defined between the one end and the other end; a guiding arrangement which guides the clamp in the housing member; a locking arrangement which locks the clamp in the passage; the clamp being arranged perpendicularly to the slot; the clamp comprising a plate having two branches and a cut-out opening which is configured to receive the male electrical contact member; one of the two branches includes a member which retains the loop formed in the stripped conductor; and the other of the two branches being configured to elastically press the male member against the loop formed in the stripped conductor when the male electrical contact member is arranged in the slot.