Patent ID: 7399197

Claim:
An electrical connector for terminating at least one electrical conductor, the electrical connector comprising: a housing including a cavity for receiving at least a first IDC element, wherein the cavity comprises a first section for receiving a first IDC element, and a second section for receiving a second IDC element; a first electrical conductor located in the first section of the cavity and engaged with the first IDC element; a second electrical conductor located in the second section of the cavity and engaged with the second IDC element; a cap including a pivot portion and a cover portion, wherein the pivot portion is pivotally mounted to the housing to allow the cap to pivot between an open position and a closed position and wherein the cover portion has at least one first guide aligned with the first section of the cavity to engage the first electrical conductor, and at least one second guide aligned with the second section of the cavity to engage the second electrical conductor, wherein when the cap is moved toward the closed position, the first and second guides align the first electrical conductor with the first IDC element and the second electrical conductor with the second IDC element, respectively; at least one recess in the pivot portion of the cap; and a cutting edge within the cavity of the housing adjacent the recess in the pivot portion to sever the at least one electrical conductor.