Patent ID: 8684761

Claim:
An apparatus, comprising: an insulation displacement connector (IDC) having a base configured with at least one pathway, where the at least one pathway is configured with at least one conductive cutter, and an IDC cover configured to hold a wire in the at least one pathway when the IDC cover is affixed to the base; where the IDC is configured to be mechanically connected to a conductor of the wire by at least one conductive cutter, where the at least one conductive cutter is configured to cut an insulation of the wire, and where the at least one conductive cutter acts as a terminal for the inverter; and an inverter operably connected to the IDC, where the IDC and the inverter are fabricated as a unit; where the base of the IDC further comprises: a plurality of ridges in the at least one pathway, where area between the ridges is comprised of openings, and where the IDC is affixed to the inverter to allow the at least one conductive cutter access to the interior of the inverter and the interior of the IDC.