Patent ID: 7789695

Claim:
An insulation displacement connector comprising: a housing defining at least one channel for receiving at least one wire from at least one point of wire insertion, the housing further defining a track that intersects the at least one channel; a metal insert having a body portion with at least one blade extending therefrom, the metal insert being located and slideably moveable within the track such that a portion of the at least one blade can move into and out of the at least one channel of the housing; and a handle having a cam portion, the handle being rotatable relative to the housing about an axis that runs through the cam portion of the handle, the cam portion selectively contacting the body portion of the metal insert as the handle is rotated about the axis; wherein the insulation displacement connector has an open position in which the at least one wire can be received by the at least one channel and a closed position in which the cam portion of the handle forces the at least one blade of the metal insert into the at least one channel to pierce the insulation of any wire contained therein.