Patent ID: 6966793

Claim:
An electrical connector, comprising: a contact extending along a longitudinal axis, said contact having at least one blade oriented parallel to said longitudinal axis, said blade being configured to engage a conductor of a cable when the conductor is aligned parallel to said blade; a housing holding said contact; and a cover having a face and a wall adjacent to one another, said cover being held on said housing proximate said contact, said cover having a cavity that is configured to receive the cable through said face along a first direction parallel to said blade and to said longitudinal axis, said cover being movable with respect to said housing between initial and final positions along a second direction transverse to said longitudinal axis, wherein said cover includes a latch arm that engages a wall of said housing to retain said cover separately in each of said initial and final positions, said blade projecting along said second direction through said wall into said cavity to engage the conductor in the cable along a length of the conductor when said cover is moved to said final position along said second direction transverse to said longitudinal axis.