Patent ID: 6315599
Filing Date: 2001-11-13
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An insulation displacement connector cap and strain relief, comprising:a tab hingeably mounted on said cap for selective movement between a first position and a second position, said cap having a wire entrance aperture on a first side of said cap, and a wire exit aperture on a second side of said cap, said cap further having a terminal strip and a terminal strip channel, said terminal strip and said terminal strip channel being disposed between said first and said second sides of said cap, said tab comprising a wire receiving surface, said wire receiving surface being sized and shaped for receiving a portion of a wire exiting from said wire exit aperture and extending beyond said cap in a first orientation when said tab is in said first position, said wire portion being moved by said wire receiving surface of said tab into a second orientation that is out of alignment with said first orientation as said tab is moved into said second position, the misalignment between said first orientation and said second orientation resulting in said wire being strain relieved.