Patent ID: 6756250
Filing Date: 2004-06-29
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A method of connecting at least one electrical contact to at least one conductive circuit comprising the steps of:inserting at least one conductive circuit into a circuit alignment window in an electrical connector having a plurality of tapered registration pins, tapered alignment ribs and conductor alignment grooves built into at least one activation cam housed rotatably between a cover and a base; using said tapered registration pins, and said conductor alignment grooves to align said at least one conductive circuit within a circuit receptacle slot in said at least one activation cam; rotating said at least one activation cam using an activation tool inserted into a cam activation socket in said at least one activation cam, thereby pulling said at least one conductive circuit into said electrical connector wherein it is wrapped around said at least one activation cam and brought into contact with at least one deflectable contact having a tapered, pointed contact tip forming an insulation; using said plurality of tapered alignment ribs to align said at least one activation cam with said at least one deflectable contact; using a tapered insulation plane of each said deflectable contact to pierce and peel back a dielectric insulation of said at least one conductive circuit to expose conductors of at least one conductive circuit; and thereby creating a surface finish to surface finish, gas-tight, partially sealed electrical connection, in said electrical connector between said tapered insulation plane of said at least one deflectable contact and said conductors of at least one conductive circuit.