Patent ID: 7465184

Claim:
An electrical connector for terminating electrical conductors comprising: a housing including: a front wall spaced apart from a base; first and second housing sections extending between the front wall and the base; first and second wire grooves formed through the front wall; first and second insulation displacement connector (IDC) elements disposed in the first and second housing sections between the first and second wire grooves and the base and configured for attachment to a printed circuit, wherein the first IDC element is closer to the front wall relative to the second IDC element; and a cap including a pivot portion pivotally mounted to the housing and a cover portion extending from the pivot portion, the pivot portion defining first and second wire receiving recesses that extend between an interior surface and an exterior surface of the cap, at least one guide disposed on the interior surface of the cap and at least one projection disposed on the interior surface of the cap adjacent to the at least one guide and aligned with an insulation displacement slot within the first IDC element; wherein the cap is rotatable between an open position in which the first and second wire receiving recesses are linearly aligned with the first and second wire grooves, and a closed position in which the guide is configured to align a wire with the first IDC element and a wire cavity, the at least one projection is configured to urge the wire into the insulation displacement slot, the first wire receiving recess is substantially perpendicular to the first wire groove, and the cover portion is coupled to the front wall and the pivot portion is offset from the base to define the wire cavity between the pivot portion and the base.