Patent ID: 7144269

Claim:
An electrical connector for providing an electrical connection to an unstripped end of an insulated electrical cable having an outer sheath within which an insulated hot wire, an insulated neutral wire, and a ground wire are enclosed comprising: a) a body formed of an electrically insulating material, said body having a first body end and a second body end, said body having a cavity in said first body end sized to receive said unstripped end of insulated electrical cable; b) a lid having a first lid end and a second lid end, said second lid end pivotally connected to said second body end, said lid adapted to rotate around an axis of rotation between and open position and a closed position; and c) plural blade conductors attached to said lid comprising a hot blade conductor, a neutral blade conductor, and at least one ground blade conductor, said blade conductors each having a blade end comprising at least one downwardly depending blade and an outlet portion, said blades conductors being spaced apart and attached to the lid whereby when said lid is in open position said blades do not extend within said cavity and when said lid in a closed position said blades do extend within said cavity.