Patent ID: 8246375

Claim:
An electrical connector for connecting the horizontal bare end of a conductor (C) with a circuit of a horizontal printed circuit board ( 3 ), comprising: (a) a housing ( 1 ) formed of electrical insulating material, said housing being sectional and including: (1) a base member ( 2 ) having a horizontal bottom wall adapted to be seated on the printed circuit board, said base member containing an open-topped chamber ( 5 ), said base member having a vertical front wall ( 6 ) the upper edge of which contains a vertical slot ( 30 ) communicating with said chamber; (2) a cover member ( 4 ): (3) pivot means ( 19 , 20 ) connecting said cover member for pivotal displacement between a normally closed position seated on said base member to close said chamber and the upper end of said slot, and an open position relative to said chamber and said slot; (b) electrical contact means ( 8 ) arranged in the bottom of said chamber for electrical connection with the printed circuit board, whereby when said cover member is in said open position, the horizontal bare end of a conductor may be displaced laterally downwardly into said slot and into said housing chamber for engagement with said electrical contact means; (c) said cover member being connected with said base member for longitudinal horizontal displacement between said closed position and a locked position relative to said base member; (d) first locking means ( 10 , 11 ) for locking said cover member against vertical displacement relative to said base member when said cover member is in said locked position.