Patent ID: 8480427

Claim:
A cable connector, comprising: a nonconductive base having a first base section and a second base section, the first base section being selectively detachable from the second base section; a first conductive clip assembly connected to the first base section and including a first clip member and a second clip member, the first clip member and the second clip member of the first conductive clip assembly cooperating to define a first lead contact receiving space; a first hinge mechanism pivotally connecting the first clip member and the second clip member of the first conductive clip assembly for relative movement between a lead release position and a lead clip position; a second conductive clip assembly connected to the second base section and including a third clip member and a fourth clip member, the third clip member and the fourth clip member of the second conductive clip assembly cooperating to define a second lead contact receiving space which is in axial alignment with the first lead contact receiving space of the first conductive clip assembly; and a second hinge mechanism pivotally connecting the third clip member and the fourth clip member of the second conductive clip assembly for relative movement between a lead release position and a lead clip position, the second hinge mechanism being independent from the first hinge mechanism such that the position of the first clip member relative to the position of the second clip member may be different than the position of the third clip member relative to the fourth clip member.