Patent ID: 8109783
Filing Date: 2012-02-07
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical insulation displacement connector, comprising: a bare single-wire contact element having a first end defined by opposed blades defining a receipt aperture for an insulated wire, and a second end configured for direct electrical contact with a PCB, said contact element; retaining structure defined on said blades; a cap configured for fitting over said opposed blades, said cap having side walls and end walls with a slot defined therein that align with said blade aperture, said sides walls engaged by said retaining structure upon pressing said cap onto said blades; and said slots having a width and height such that upon fully pressing said cap onto said blades, said slots engage and longitudinally align the insulated wire into said blade aperture so that said blades pierce and make electrical contact with a core in the insulated wire.