Patent ID: 7131856

Claim:
An insulation piercing connector comprising: a first jaw including a first set of insulation-piercing elements, which are arranged along orthogonal x-y coordinates; and a second jaw including a second set of insulation-piercing elements, which are arranged along the orthogonal x-y coordinates, wherein the first jaw opposes the second jaw and is moveable relative to the second jaw along an orthogonal z-coordinate, and wherein the first and second set of insulation-piercing elements are arranged such that at least one y-coordinate-extending row of insulation-piercing elements of the first set of insulation-piercing elements is able to form a non-contacting intermesh with at least one y-coordinate-extending row of insulation-piercing elements of the second set of insulation-piercing elements along the x-y coordinates when the first jaw is moved towards the second jaw along the z-coordinate.