Patent ID: 7946879

Claim:
A modified insulation displacement connector block having: a generally linear array of insulation displacement connectors, each said insulation displacement connector being adapted to receive an insulated wire conductor; a plurality of spaced teeth, arranged on said array such that each adjacent pair of spaced teeth defines a connector slot therebetween, each connector slot having an insulation displacement connector adapted to receive an insulated wire conductor; a comb-like guide structure spaced relative to, and arranged substantially parallel to, said array so as to define a gap of substantially uniform height between said array and said guide structure along the entire length of said array, said guide structure being adapted for aligning each said insulated wire conductor with a selected insulation displacement connector, and further adapted to receive a length of each said insulated wire conductor extending from its selected insulation displacement connector to a corresponding location on said guide structure; a plurality of like spaced teeth arranged on said comb-like guide structure such that each adjacent pair of spaced teeth defines a guide slot, and wherein each said guide slot is aligned with a corresponding connector slot on the array; and wherein each guide slot is adapted to receive and grip each said length of insulated wire conductor extending from the corresponding connector slot, such that each said length of insulated wire conductor bridges the gap, in a plane perpendicular to the direction of insertion of the insulated wire conductor into the insulation displacement connector, thereby to be presented for subsequent removal by an automated wire manipulation tool.