Abstract: A terminal for connecting an insulated branch conductor to an insulated overhead line conductor includes two pairs of contact bars each of which bars has on the side facing towards another contact bar near one end teeth piercing the insulation of the overhead line conductor and near the other end teeth piercing the insulation of the branch conductor. Two insulative material half-shells each define at least two parallel housings each of which receive a respective contact bar. A resilient gasket is placed between the half-shells. It is made in one piece and defines a laterally open first conduit passing over the overhead line conductor and a second conduit receiving the branch conductor. The first and second conduits comprise respective slots for the teeth to pass through. The half-shells are coupled together in a way which allows relative sliding and pivoting.