Patent ID: 7101216

Claim:
An electrically coupled insulation displacement system comprising: a first contact including a first insulation displacement slot therein for receiving a first and a second electrical conductor, the first insulation displacement slot having an open end and a closed end, the first insulation displacement slot having a first portion having a width adjacent the open end and a second portion having a width intermediate the first portion and the closed end, the first portion having a larger width than the second portion; a second contact electrically coupled to the first contact, the second contact including a second insulation displacement slot therein for receiving the first and the second electrical conductor, the second insulation displacement slot having an open end and a closed end, the second insulation displacement slot having a first portion having a width adjacent the open end and a second portion having a width intermediate the first portion and the closed end, the first portion having a smaller width than the second portion, wherein a plane defined by the insulation displacement slot of the first contact and the insulation displacement slot of the second contact defines a centerline of the insulation displacement system; and a coupling tail resiliently projecting from the first contact and the second contact, the coupling tail offset from the centerline of the insulation displacement system.