Patent ID: 8585430

Claim:
A connector for placing a device in connection with a first device and a second device, wherein the first and second devices are coupled via at least one wire, the connector comprising: a housing comprising an upper housing portion and a lower housing portion, the housing sized to encase a portion of the wire; a cavity between the upper housing portion and the lower housing portion; a severing device affixed to an interior wall of the housing and occupying a space within the cavity, the severing device adapted to sever the wire, thereby producing a first wire end and a second wire end of the wire; a first wire tap affixed to an interior wall of the housing and occupying a space within the cavity, the first wire tap adapted to be electrically coupled to the first wire end; and a second wire tap affixed to an interior wall of the housing and occupying a space within the cavity, the second wire tap adapted to be electrically coupled to the second wire end; wherein the first wire tap and the second wire tap are adapted to be coupled to a third device.