Abstract: An electrical connector includes a dielectric housing having a terminal-receiving passageway. An insulation displacement terminal is received in the passageway for terminating an insulated wire extending into the passageway. The wire includes an electrical conductor with a sheath of insulation thereabout. The terminal includes a terminating section deflectable for displacing the insulation and engaging the conductor. The terminating section is generally flat in a plane coincident with the longitudinal axis of the insulated wire. At least a portion of the terminating section is deflectable upon the application of a force on the terminal generally parallel to the longitudinal axis. The terminating section is configured to be permanently deformed when deflected into insulation-displacing condition with the insulated wire. The invention also is directed to such a terminal, per se.

Abstract: An electrical assembly of low voltage lamps is disclosed wherein the individual low voltage lamps have rigid lamp leads removably insertable into individual ones of a plurality of electrically conductive socket members which are retained in electrical contact with a pair of electrical wires by virtue of the resiliency of the surrounding insulating covering. The socket members are assembled in pairs to the flexible electrical core by being inserted into the cord cover and into engagement with the electrical wires contained therein by forming a portion of the electrical cord into a curve and penetrating the covering in a marginal area of such curved portion so that the straight configured socket leads penetrate the covering in substantial parallel relationship to adjacent wire portions which are linear.

Abstract: Relief against torque for a terminal terminated to an end portion of a flat conductor cable is provided by a low height rearward section of a metal member having opposed sections forwardly of a cable-receiving end having a transverse cable-receiving slot. The cable end is inserted through the slot for termination forwardly of the cable-receiving end and disposed between the opposed sections. The opposed sections are joined together by a pair of integral spaced bight straps or hinge sections beside the cable at the ends of the slot. The straps or hinges enable the metal member to resist torque applied to the termination by the cable. The metal member can be the terminal itself, a transition adapter for termination to flat electrical cable of the type having opposed plate sections applied to the major cable surfaces which include means for mechanical and electrical connections therewith.

Abstract: In a connector for a flat conductor strip cable which consists of a two-part housing in which the cable is engaged by compression, one of the housing parts has a cavity with a cable support surface disposed at a first acute angle with respet to the direction in which the two housing parts are movable in engagement with one another and the other housing parts carry leaf spring contact members disposed at a second acute angle with respect to the same direction, which angle is smaller than the first angle and the leaf spring contact members have cutting edges adapted to cut through the insulation of the conductor strip cable and the slide onto the surface of the flat conductors upon compression of the housing parts thereby providing for firm contact of the leaf spring contact members with the flat conductors.

Abstract: The invention is a wire-stripping arrangement having recoverable material preferably in the form of heat-recoverable metal which is arranged to be capable upon recovery of cutting into the wire insulation and then to strip the insulation.

Abstract: A solderless connector for terminating insulated wire. More particularly, the connector includes a wire receiving groove and pivotally mounted stripping arm which moves along the wire, stripping the insulation therefrom and electrically engaging the underlying conductor. A latch member restrains the stripping arm from regressive movement after stripping the wire.

Abstract: A shielded plug assembly for mating a shielded multi-conductor cable assembly to a shielded receptacle connector and the method of making the same. The plug assembly employs a new type of unitary molded wire positioning member to position and secure the conductors prior to and during insertion of the wire positioning member into the plug assembly housing. The method includes cutting the wires after positioning within the wire positioning member and deforming a portion of the wire positioning member to securely hold the conductors therein. When the plug assembly is terminated to the conductors, the cooperation of the wire positioning member and the plug housing are such that the conductor ends are moved within the housing to assure alignment with corresponding insulation penetrating type terminals.

Abstract: The present invention is for providing the terminal system, wherein, by employing a piece of metallic spring material, the portion which exclusively takes charge of mechanical connection and the portion which exclusively takes charge of electric contact are independently formed on the piece, in other words, the portion taking charge of mechanical connection does not consider the electric contact and the portion taking charge of electric contact does not consider the mechanical connection, therefore, since each portion can fully exert each function, the superiority in mechanical connection and electric contact is obtained.