Patent ID: 7413465

Claim:
An insulation-displacement assembly comprising: a first insulation-displacement terminal (IDT) adapted to receive in a mating configuration a second IDT, the first IDT comprising a first plate that includes: a base edge; and a slot configured to receive an electrical conductor surrounded by an insulator and to displace the insulator, wherein the slot extends towards the center of the first plate from a second edge located opposite the base edge; and a first housing component coupled to the first IDT further comprising a second IDT, the second IDT comprising a second plate that includes: a base edge; and a slot configured to receive the electrical conductor and displace the insulator, wherein the slot extends towards the center of the plate from a second edge located opposite the base edge; and a second housing component coupled to the second IDT; wherein the surface of the plate of the first IDT is placed substantially adjacent to the surface of the plate of the second IDT, and wherein the second edge of the second IDT is displaceable towards the base edge of the first IDT wherein the second edge of each plate of each of the IDT's is V-shaped, and wherein each slot extends from the respective V-shaped edge wherein the slot of the first IDT and the slot of the second IDT are substantially adjacent such that the slots define a closed adjustable aperture configured to hold the electrical conductor.