Patent ID: 7806718

Claim:
An electrical connector comprising: a housing having an upper portion and a lower portion rotatable relative to each other, a chamber, and a cavity configured to receive a first wire; a first conductive member positioned within the chamber configured to extend into the cavity and establish electrical contact with a conductor of the first wire upon rotation of the upper housing portion relative to the lower housing portion; a second conductive member capable of being electrically coupled to a conductor of a second wire, the housing including a second wire passageway configured for receiving the second wire into the chamber of the housing, the second conductive member being electrically coupled to the first conductive member, wherein electrical conductivity can be established between the conductor of the first wire and the conductor of the second wire through the second conductive member; and a moisture resistant encapsulant positioned within the chamber to at least partially restrict the introduction of moisture through the second wire passageway and at least partially seal the chamber; wherein the second conductive member is configured to rotate within the chamber to fracture a portion of any insulating covering of the second wire positioned in the chamber and to complete the electrical coupling to the conductor of the second wire upon the rotation of the upper housing portion relative to the lower housing portion.