Patent ID: 6074241
Filing Date: 2000-06-13
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector, comprising:a housing having a wire receiving face, at least one wire receiving opening and at least one tool opening formed in the wire receiving face;at least one contact positioned within said housing, said contact adapted for being electrically engaged to an electrical wire to be inserted into said housing through said at least one wire receiving opening; andat least one spring housed in said housing for urging said electrical wire into engagement with said contact, said spring having a fixed end for securing said spring within said housing and a free end, the free end having a tool engagement surface residing in a plane generally parallel to the wire receiving face prior to insertion of the wire and a retention tab extending from the engagement surface towards the tool opening;said free end of said spring being positioned adjacent said at least one tool opening in said housing, said free end of said spring adapted for direct engagement with a tool to be inserted into said housing through said at lest one tool opening, said tool being adapted to deflect said spring to permit engagement of said wire with said contact.