Patent ID: 7281942

Claim:
A releasable wire connector, comprising: an enclosure which includes a housing and a cap which are engaged with one another for selective movement between actuated and retracted positions; at least one compartment defined in the enclosure; first and second wire ports defined in the enclosure, each wire port opening into the compartment and defining an axis; a contact mounted in the compartment and having a pair of flexible fingers, one finger being opposite each wire port, each finger being angled with respect to the axis of the wire port; and at least one release block disposed in the compartment opposite one of the fingers, the release block being movable with one of the cap and housing between an actuated position and a retracted position, the release block engaging the finger when the cap and housing are in the actuated position to bias the finger away from the axis of the wire port and the release block releasing the finger when the cap and housing are in the retracted position.