Patent ID: 7134903
Filing Date: 2006-11-14
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A connector for engaging a conductor comprising: a conductor that includes wire and insulation covering the wire; a housing including a base, a first wall extending from the base and having a first slot engageable with the wire, the first slot including first and second laterally-spaced surfaces having therebetween a first width that is less than width of an outer surface of the insulation and engageable with the wire of the conductor; and a cover having a second slot adjacent the first slot, including third and fourth laterally-spaced surfaces spaced along a length of the conductor from the first and second surfaces, and offset laterally from the first and second surfaces, the third and fourth surfaces having therebetween a second width that is equal to the first width and less than the width of the outer surface of the insulation and engageable with the wire of the conductor.