Patent ID: 7530836

Claim:
An electrical connector assembly for terminating first and second electrical wires, the electrical connector assembly comprising: a housing including a compartment for receiving first and second IDC elements; and a cap movably mounted to the housing to cover the compartment, wherein the cap is movable between an open position and a closed position, the cap including a general body portion, a wire retention portion comprising first and second wire holders to receive and hold, respectively, the first and second wires, each wire holder having a generally cylindrical shape and comprising a slit formed along the length of the wire holder, wherein the wire holder retains and aligns the respective electrical wire within the housing for engagement with a gripping portion of the respective IDC element when the cap is placed in a closed position, wherein a gripping force of the wire holder is less than a gripping force of the IDC element, and a latching mechanism to releasably fasten the cap to the housing when the cap is placed in a closed position, wherein the first and second wires are retained by the first and second IDC elements and the first and second wire holders disengage the first and second wires when the cap is placed in the open position after the cap was placed in the closed position.