Patent ID: 7144279

Claim:
An electrical connector for a plurality of electrical cables comprising: an electrically conductive body having a plurality of spaced apart cable-receiving passageways for receiving respective insulation-free electrical cable ends therein, each cable-receiving passageway having a cable inlet opening and a cable end viewing opening opposite the cable inlet opening; said electrically conductive body also having at least one respective fastener-receiving passageway intersecting each of the cable-receiving passageways; a respective fastener in each of the fastener-receiving passageways; a respective electrically insulating transparent viewing window positioned adjacent each of the cable end viewing openings to provide a cover and to permit visual confirmation of proper placement of the insulation-free electrical cable end within a corresponding one of the cable-receiving passageways; and an insulating cover on said electrically conductive body and having respective window openings therein aligned with said transparent viewing windows; said insulating cover comprising a thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) different than said transparent viewing windows and forming an integrally molded bond with adjacent portions of said transparent viewing windows.