Patent ID: 8512065

Claim:
An electrical receptacle assembly comprising: a receptacle body defining a plurality of terminal openings for receiving an electrical plug of an electrical device; a plurality of electrical terminals disposed in respective ones of said terminal openings in said receptacle body; a plurality of insulation displacers in electrical communication with respective ones of said electrical terminals, said insulation displacers protruding from said receptacle body and each comprising a conductive element; a first wire positioning element at a rearward end portion of said receptacle body, with said insulation displacers extending therethrough, said first wire positioning element defining a plurality of grooves configured to engage and maintain alignment of the electrical wires; a second wire positioning element configured to couple to said first wire positioning element with the electrical wires disposed and substantially secured between said first and second wire positioning elements when said insulation displacers engage said electrical wires, to thereby protect said insulation displacers and said electrical wires; and wherein said insulation displacers are configured to cut through and displace any insulation material surrounding electrical conductors of electrical wires when said wires are biased into engagement with said insulation displacers, whereby said conductive elements of said insulation displacers establish electrical connections between the electrical conductors of the electrical wires and respective ones of said electrical terminals.