Patent ID: 8267715

Claim:
A closed IDC terminal for establishing electrical contact between an isolated multi-wire cable and an isolated magnetic wire, the closed IDC terminal comprising: a contact interface terminal formed by a single material having a constant thickness; and a casing to receive the contact interface terminal, the multi-wire cable, and the magnetic wire; wherein the terminal has a hole for inserting the multi-wire cable, a closed channel linked to the hole, the closed channel having a smaller diameter than the hole, the closed channel extending in a first direction from the hole, an opening to receive the magnetic wire, and a slot linked to the opening, the slot having a smaller diameter than the opening, the slot extending in the first direction from the opening; wherein the insertion of the multi-wire cable into the closed channel and the magnetic wire into the slot occurs at the same time and the contact between the multi-cable wire and the magnetic wire occur simultaneously.