Patent ID: 7234961

Claim:
An electrical connector arrangement for supplying tapped-off current from a plurality of parallel spaced coplanar insulated input conductors ( 10 ) to a plurality of output conductors ( 30 ), comprising: (a) a rectangular base member ( 1 ) having a horizontal upper surface containing a plurality of coplanar parallel longitudinally extending conductor seats ( 13 ) adapted to receive the input insulated conductors, respectively; (b) a plurality of pivot members ( 3 ) arranged above said conductor seats, respectively; (c) a plurality of pivot means ( 8 ) pivotally connecting successive ones of said pivot members with opposite ends of said base member for pivotal movement about transverse horizontal pivot axes between engaged and disengaged positions relative to said base member, respectively, each of said pivot members including piercing contact means ( 4 ) for piercing the insulation layer and electrically engaging the conductor of the insulated conductor arranged in the associated conductor seat, respectively; and (d) a plurality of output terminal means ( 5 ) respectively connected with said piercing contact means for connecting said input conductors with corresponding output conductors ( 30 ), respectively.