Patent ID: 6403884
Filing Date: 2002-06-11
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
Cable terminal or joint for making an electrically conductive connection between at least one cable joint component and at least one of an electrical device and a second cable joint component, comprising:a first connection component; and a second connection component; wherein one of said connection components has a union nut and a wire receiving and guiding part which has a plurality of wire guide channels, and the other of said connection components has a clamping and terminal unit which is provided with insulation piercing connecting devices and with terminal elements, and a sleeve-like body which is provided with an external thread which corresponds to an inside thread of the union nut; wherein the insulation piercing connecting devices cut wire insulation of wire ends and make contact with conductors of the wires when the union nut is screwed onto the sleeve-like body; wherein the wire receiving and guiding part is axially fixed in the union nut by means of an elastic locking ring having at least one slot; and wherein the wire receiving and guiding part is rotatable in a position axially fixed relative to the union nut.