Patent ID: 7226308

Claim:
An electrical connector, comprising: a connector body having a bore with an axis and an open end having a first internal diameter, the bore having a sidewall extending generally axially inwardly from the open end to a bottom of the bore, a first groove having a beveled surface formed in the sidewall to be spaced axially inwardly from the open end of the bore and having a second internal diameter across the axis which is larger than the first internal diameter, a second groove having a beveled surface formed in the sidewall to be spaced axially inwardly from the first groove and having a third internal diameter across the axis which is larger than the first internal diameter, a conductive element formed at the bottom of the bore for electrically connecting to a multistranded conductor; a cap having an inner axial end and an outer axial end and having a bore from the inner to the outer axial ends for accepting a multistranded insulated conductor therethrough, an outer surface of the cap including a general outer surface substantially parallel to the axis and a ridge extending radially outwardly therefrom, a beveled surface of the ridge extending from an axially outer first end thereof radially inwardly to a second end of the beveled surface closer to the axial inner end of the cap than the first end, the ridge of the cap adapted to fit into the first groove of the connector body bore and adapted to fit into the second groove of the connector body bore, the cap advanced from the first groove inwardly down the bore of the connector body to be seated in the second groove in order to electrically connect the multistranded conductor to the conductive element of the connector body, advancing the ridge of the cap axially inwardly contacting the second groove so as to compress the ridge inwardly and clamp the conductor in place.