Patent ID: 7955116

Claim:
An electrical insulation displacement connector, comprising: a body having opposite side walls, each said side wall defining an opening having a closed bottom end and an open top end configured for receipt of an insulated conductive core wire therein, said body further comprising a channel defined completely through said body between said side walls such that the insulated conductive core wire passes through said body in a straight linear path; a contact element fixed in said body between said side walls with a first insulation displacement end defined by opposed blades and a bottom oriented across said channel above said closed bottom of said side wall opening, said contact element including a second end extending from a bottom surface of said body and configured for electrical contact with a PCB; said body comprising retaining structure configured on each respective said side wall and extending into said channel at a location relative to a depth of said blades within said channel such that the insulation portion of a wire inserted into said channel and pressed down into said first end of said contact element is pushed below said retaining structure, said retaining structure configured on each respective said side wall so as not to extend into said channel towards the opposite said sidewall; and wherein the insulated conductive core wire is engaged by said blades in said channel and passes through said channel in a straight linear path without contact with said body between said side walls.