Patent ID: 7329142

Claim:
An electrical connector, comprising: a connector body having a bore with an axis and an open end having a first internal diameter, the bore having a generally prismatic sidewall extending generally axially inwardly from the open end to a bottom of the bore, a first groove formed in the sidewall to be spaced axially inwardly from the open end of the bore and having a second internal diameter across the axis which is larger than the first internal diameter, a second groove formed in the sidewall to be spaced axially inwardly from the first groove and having a third internal diameter across the axis which is larger than the first internal diameter, each groove having a first surface and a step connecting from the first surface and formed axially outwardly from the first surface, the first surface and the step formed to be generally at an angle to the axis, an area of the first surface being greater than an area of the step, a conductive element formed at the bottom of the bore for electrically connecting to a multistranded conductor; a cap having an inner axial end and an outer-axial end opposed to the inner axial end, and for abutting an edge of the open end of the bore, the outer axial end being larger than the inner axial end, the cap having a bore from the inner axial end to the outer axial end for accepting a multistranded insulated conductor therethrough, an outer surface of the cap including a generally prismatic outer surface substantially parallel to the axis and a ridge extending radially outwardly therefrom and spaced from the outer axial end, the ridge having a leading surface and a step connecting from the leading surface and formed axially outwardly from the leading surface, an area of the leading surface being greater than an area of the step, the ridge of the cap adapted to fit into the first groove of the connector body bore and adapted to fit into the second groove of the connector body bore, the cap advanced from the first groove inwardly down the bore of the connector body to be seated in the second groove in order to electrically connect the multistranded conductor to the conductive element of the connector body.