Patent ID: 7059890

Claim:
A device for contacting an electrical conductor, comprising: a base body; a closing element including a receptacle area for receiving the conductor, the closing element movable in a linear direction from an open position to a closed position relative to the base body; an insulation piercing connector arranged in the base body and having a contact region, the insulation piercing connector positioned so the contact region is located outside the receptacle area relative to the closing element when in the open position and positioned so the contact region is located inside the receptacle area relative to the closing element when in the closed position; and a rocker element movably mounted in the base body and arranged near to the closing element and an actuating element such that a linear movement of the closing element from the open position to the closed position can be converted into a linear movement of the actuating element in the opposite direction and that a linear movement of the actuating element can be converted into a linear movement of the closing element from the closed position to the open position in the opposite direction.