Patent ID: 8740638

Claim:
An apparatus for receiving at least one cable conductor in a contacting manner, comprising at least two insulation-piercing contacts arranged on a support and oriented to receive the at least one cable conductor, and a hood element used to receive and guide the at least one cable conductor and to contact the at least one cable conductor with the insulation-piercing contacts, with first locking elements being arranged on the support, which first locking elements interact with second locking elements arranged on the hood element in such a way that the hood element can be connected to the support by locking the locking elements of the hood element with the first locking elements by simultaneously producing electrical contacts of the at least one cable conductor with the insulation-piercing contacts, wherein the cable conductor can be inserted and positioned directly in the hood element, and wherein the first locking elements arranged on the support are arranged on a common base plate substantially offset by an angle of 90° to the insulation-piercing contacts which are disposed one after the other in alignment.