Abstract: A press-connecting terminal including a contact portion provided on one side of a bottom wall so as to be connected to a partner terminal, a caulking portion provided on the other side of the bottom wall for caulking an electric wire, and a press-connecting portion provided between the contact portion and the caulking portion so that an end of the electric wire is press-connected to the press-connecting portion.

Abstract: A coil is wound on a bobbin having posts extending from the bobbin body, the end of the coil wire being wrapped on the posts to form wire terminations. The coil is mounted on a circuit board with the coil either above the board or suspended alongside the board edge. The periphery of each post is positioned against a solder pad of the circuit board and the wire termination is soldered to the pad. Each post has a flexible neck portion to relieve stress due to coil thermal expansion. A recess in the side of the post facing the solder pad enhances solder interaction with the wire termination.

Abstract: A press-connecting terminal to which an insulated wire is press-connected. A pair of press-connecting blades are formed on opposite sides of the press-connecting terminal, and are arranged alternately at a predetermined interval. Each of the press-connecting blades has a contact portion which is held in contact with a side surface of a partition wall of a connector housing, and the wire is press-fitted into a space between the press-connecting blade and the side surface of the partition wall, thereby press-connecting the wire to the terminal.

Abstract: A contact spring has a bottom spring having a spring arm base with a bottom wall and two side walls, a terminal part for an electrical conductor projecting integrally from a first end of the spring arm base, and spring arms projecting from a second end of the spring arm base in an extension of the side walls. A detent device is provided for primary locking of the contact spring inside a housing. The terminal part has a bottom wall and two side walls extending away from the bottom wall. Each of the side walls of the terminal part has an end face which is embodied as an insulation piercing connecting device. The spring arm base and/or the terminal part define a stop edge extending orthogonally to an insertion direction of the contact spring.

Abstract: A press-contact connector assembly for a socket joint of a lighting fixture includes a press-contact electrode including a box-shaped body, a press-contact blade on one end of the box-shaped body, the press-contact blade having two opposed press-contact portions which extend away from the box-shaped body and form an axial slot therebetween for receiving a cable, and a power supply terminal on the other end of the box-shaped body. The assembly further includes a casing having a hood for receiving a lighting fixture electrode, a cylindrical portion for holding the press-contact electrode so that the power supply terminal contacts with the lighting fixture electrode in the hood, and a guide portion for defining a guide path to introduce the cable into the axial slot of the press-contact blade.

Abstract: An enclosure (400,500) having a pair of covers fastenable together to close about and seal a cable splice between end portions of a pair of multiconductor cables. At least one routing channel (418 or 420;528) is provided at a first end (406,506) and a single routing channel (424;536) at the second end (408,508), with a splice-receiving region (454) provided adjacent inner ends of the routing channels. Axially- and laterally-staggered outermost and innermost embossments are associated with each routing channel to establish an interruption in a linear path between the cable exits and a grounding region for the multiconductor shielded cables, so that the cables must be substantially bent to course around the embossments in serpentine fashion, defining cable strain relief. A partitioned region (552) in enclosure (500) accommodates receipt of a spliced connection of a pair of single-conductor coaxial cables into a linear routing channel bypassing the grounding region for multiconductor shielded cables.

Abstract: An electrical contact element has an elongate three-dimensional body formed of a single stamped sheet metal piece and has a first end and a second end with a longitudinal center line extending from the first to the second end. The first end of the body has an insulation displacement contact with a first and a second pair of legs for receiving and contacting a cable. Each one of the first and the second pairs has an insertion slot defined between the legs. The second end of the body has a forked spring with a first and a second fork leg defining therebetween a receiving slot for receiving and contacting a flat blade plug. Each one of the fork legs consists of two independently elastically deflectable leaf springs. Each one of the leaf springs has at least one contact zone projecting inwardly into the receiving slot. The contact zones of the two leaf springs of each one of the fork legs are located laterally relative to the longitudinal center line.

Abstract: A plug connector for contacting a device, having a plurality of contacts and comprising flat plugs, includes a combination of a lockable flat plug sleeve and an insulation displacement contact.

Abstract: The invention relates to a self-baring connector for a flat cable. This connector comprises a base and a cover fitted onto this base. The base comprises grooves separated by longitudinal bosses and the cover is equipped with grooves separated by longitudinal ribs to house wires of an electrical cable. The cover in addition bears, in recesses arranged in the grooves, connecting grips arranged to perform electrical coupling by perforation of the self-baring type of the insulator surrounding the conductor of the wire. This connector is suitable for a flat cable with several electrical wires and enables an electrical connection to be made at any point of this cable.

Abstract: A connection contact in a single piece has two insulation displacement contacts (14) having each an insulation displacement slot (16), a contact and guiding surface (20) and a shearing element. The connection contact further has two contact legs (22, 23) one end of which is connected to an insulation displacement contact (14), a home contact formed between the free ends of the contact legs and a section (27) that links the insulation displacement contacts (14). The disclosed connection contact in a single piece is characterized in that the linking section (27) is designed as a substantially U-shaped loop (28). As lead-shearing element, an insulation displacement contact (14) is associated to each leg (30) of the U- or V-shaped loop (28), so that the contact pressure between the contact legs of the home contact can be easily adjusted as desired. A fatigue-proof home contact is thus obtained, which is also economical to produce.

Abstract: An insulation displacement contact for engaging an electrical lead, wherein the contact has opposing contact arms and each arm includes a cutting surface followed, along the direction of insertion of the lead, by a contacting surface, both surfaces being arranged opposite the corresponding surface on the other arm, where the resiliency of the arms at the cutting surface is less than the resiliency of the arms at the contacting surface. The structure enabling reliable insulation parting, assures an effective interconnection with a conductor over time, and enables a wider range of conductive cores to be accommodated.

Abstract: An enclosure (10) having a pair of covers (12,14) fastenable together to close about and seal a cable splice (200,300) between end portions of a pair of multiconductor shielded cables (202,204;302,304) in either a butt-splice or in-line arrangement. A pair of routing channels (24,26) are provided at a first end (20) and a single routing channel (28) at the second end (22), with a splice-receiving region (90) provided adjacent inner ends (44,46,50) of the routing channels. A grounding region (100) between inner ends of the routing channels (24,26,28) includes a ground contact (102) having two pairs of cable-receiving slots (110,112;114,116) each pair being aligned with a respective routing channel for ends of respective cables to be received thereinto with at least one of the slots engaging an exposed shield portion of the cable.

Abstract: Opposed plate portions are spaced a predetermined distance from each other to form a press-connecting blade, and deformation prevention piece portions of an L-shaped horizontal cross-section are provided beneath the plate portions to support the same from the lower side. With this construction, there is achieved a press-connecting portion of a press-connecting terminal, in which the plate portions of are prevented from being deformed away from each other when a wire is press-fitted into the press-connecting blade.

Abstract: A strand cable press-contacting terminal primarily comprising: a pair of fore and aft press-contacting pieces are arranged longitudinally in the terminal fitting; an even number of twisted wires are aligned in the first external layer of said cable; and wherein said pair of fore and aft press-contacting pieces are spaced each other to the distance value which is obtained by multiplying a quarter of the wire strand pitch by an odd number n. Further, this invention may be a strand cable press-contacting terminal comprising: more than two pairs of press-contacting pieces are provided longitudinally in the terminal fitting; said terminal is used for plural kinds of strand cables differed in strand pitch; an even number of twisted wires are aligned in the first external layer of said each cable; and, wherein the each distance between said more than two pairs of press-contacting pieces is decided on the same value as a quarter of said each cable strand pitch being multiplied by an odd number n.

Abstract: A solderless terminal for interconnecting a terminal to a lead wire in which the terminal has superior mechanical strength to enable the plate material used in manufacturing the terminal to have a minimum thickness thus reducing the overall size and weight of the terminal. The solderless terminal includes an electrical contact portion engageable with a mating connecting terminal and a conductor connecting portion having at least two core-wire contact slots longitudinally spaced from each other. Each of the core-wire contact slots is defined by a pair of opposing conductor clamping blades adapted to cut an insulating cover of a lead wire and retain the conductor of the lead wire to thereby electrically connect the terminal to the conductor. The terminal also includes first and second constricted portions each having a cubic shape defined by a bottom plate and opposing side walls which are bent inwardly to form right and left reinforcing walls.

Abstract: An IDC terminal is shown comprising a contact body and a back-up spring having an IDC back-up portion for resiliently supporting the IDC contacts. The back-up spring further has a contact spring section comprising bowed-in resilient beams supported on both ends to cavities respectively that are supported to side walls of the contact body. The contact spring section forms a top wall of the contact and provides a very high spring force onto a complementary male tab for producing high contact pressure. The IDC back-up portion comprises a central reinforcing rib for increasing the spring strength thereof, whereby positioning the IDC back-up spring within the IDC contact section, provides for a very compact design. Due to the use of a back-up spring, the contact material can be optimally chosen. Advantageously therefore, the terminal is compact yet has a high current carrying capability and is well adapted for cost-effective automated assembly.

Abstract: The clamping slot produced by shearing, of the insulation piercing connecting device extends in a jagged shape. One of the two clamping legs is deformed at the end of its foot in such a way that its free end is shortened or lengthened. As a result, the clamping legs are offset with respect to one another in the region of the clamping slot and are partially constricted or widened. The pressed-in connecting wire is thus securely held in the clamping slot.

Abstract: A terminal 20 is provided with a coupling portion 21 on an end thereof and with a press-contact portion 22 on the other end. A press-contact member 23 is coupled to the press-contact portion 22. The member 23 is provided with a press-contact slot 23a an inlet port of which is arranged in a direction perpendicular to an axial direction. A connector case 10 is provided with a cylindrical portion 13. When the terminal 20 is inserted into the cylindrical portion 13, the press-contact portion 22 is exposed through an opening 14 formed in a side wall of the connector case 10. When an electrical cable W is inserted into the case 10 through the opening 14, the cable W is inserted into the slot 23a to form an electrical connection. Then, the cable W is arranged in parallel with the terminal 20 so that a mating cable to be connected to the terminal 20 does not project from the cable W.

Abstract: A press-connecting terminal is formed from an electrically-conductive metal sheet, and includes a wire connection portion at one end portion thereof, and an electrical connection portion at the other end portion thereof for connection to a mating terminal. The wire connection portion includes a press-connecting blade defining a slot into which a covered wire is adapted to be press-fitted, and an insulation barrel for fixing the covered wire in the slot. An opening for receiving part of the covered wire is formed in that region of a bottom plate portion of the wire connection portion where the covered wire is pressed by the insulation barrel. With this construction, the ability of retaining the wire is enhanced, and the material cost for the metal sheet can be reduced. There is also disclosed a connector to which this press-connecting terminal is attached.

Abstract: An electrical terminal assembly comprising an electrical terminal has an insulation displacement contact having a base portion from which extend a pair of coplanar arms defining a slot for receiving an insulated lead. A restraining flange projecting from the top of each arm at right-angles to its plane terminates in a foot which is received in a well in a housing having a cavity receiving the terminal assembly. The well is dimensioned to allow the foot to move parallel to the plane of the arms but not at the right angles thereto. The arms cannot, therefor, twist about their longitudinal axes under the lead insertion force, but can move in their own planes to accommodate the metal cone of the lead as it is forced into the slot.

Abstract: A press-in connection type contact, comprising a first press-in connection terminal, a second press-in connection terminal and a third press-in connection terminal, can be made by a process comprising the steps of splitting the first, second and third press-in connection terminals from one another by shear-cutting a plate member; bending the third press-in connection terminal in a first direction along an intermediate line between the first and second terminals; forming press contacting surfaces on corner portions of the first, second and third press-in terminals by swaging; and bending the third press-in terminals in a second opposite direction along the intermediate line between the first and second press-in terminals so that the press contacting surfaces are placed in an opposing relation.

Abstract: The present invention provides an improved structure for connector terminals for use in computers, directing primarily to terminals for serial and parallel connectors wherein one end of the terminal is a contacting section and the other end is a connecting section with an inserting section interposed therebetween for inserting a plastic base to be joined therein.

Abstract: Pressure welding terminals are disposed on terminal receiving portions of a housing. The pressure welding terminals are provided with expanded portions and press-fitting slots. The expanded portions are to receive the wires. The press-fitting slots are electrically connected with wires by press-fitting said wires. Temporarily holding portions are provided with flexible portions and wire holding holes. The flexible portions temporarily hold the wires in space between the expanded portions. The wire holding holes are formed on the housing and are capable of receiving tips of wires. The flexible portions are provided with pairs of lances and pairs of flexible wings. The lances extend from terminal receiving portions of the housing and disposed on both sides of the wires. The flexible wings extend from the lances and hold the wires in spaces between the inclined edges.

Abstract: The terminal lug consists of an electrical contact portion and a wire connecting portion. In the wire connecting portion, the side plate portions on both sides of the base portion are bent upright. Between the side plate portions, plate-like pressing pieces each formed with a conductor contact slot are cut from the base portion and bent upright. The pressing pieces are each formed integrally with locking ears projecting from both sides of the rising base part thereof. The locking ears increase the width of the pressing piece and therefore strengthen the rising base part of the pressing piece where stresses concentrate. The locking ears are engaged in notches formed in the side plate portions to hold the pressing pieces reliably in their upright conditions.

Abstract: An insulation displacement terminal is provided for terminating a conductor of an insulated electrical wire. The terminal has a channel-shaped terminating section of a generally U-shaped cross-section provided by a pair of side walls joined by a base wall. A U-shaped distal end of the terminating section includes a conductor-receiving insulation displacing slot extending into each side wall generally parallel to the base wall. Reinforcing flanges extend along free edges of the side walls of the terminating section to prevent collapsing thereof when the conductor is forced into the slots.

Abstract: An electrical connector is provided with electrical contacts comprising three contact zones or regions. The primary contact region is planar and parallel with the axis of insertion when two identical hermaphroditic connectors are mated. The tip of the contact assembly is formed to create a second contact zone and a third contact zone is formed at the same orientation as the second contact zone and disposed to be engaged by the second contact zone of the mating contact assembly. The housing of the connector is keyed to permit connection only with an identically keyed connector housing. The connector is provided with a strain relief formed integrally with the housing to resist the pulling of the conductors from the connector. The contact assembly engages the wire in the conductor when final assembly occurs, by means of a double insulation displacement contact.

Abstract: Disclosed is an engine igniting coil device which comprises a plurality of coil units arranged in a case and unitarily potted therein with thermosetting resin, and is characterized by that only when the coil units being mounted in the coil case, electrical connections at the primary and the secondary sides may be accomplished with the optimally treated primary and secondary wirings.

Abstract: An electrical terminal is provided for insulation displacement termination of an electrical wire having a conductor core surrounded by an insulating sleeve. The terminal includes a forward mating end for engaging a complementary terminal and a rear terminating end for terminating the electrical wire. The rear terminating end includes at least a forward insulation displacement section, a forward strain relief section behind the forward insulation displacement section, a rear insulation displacement section behind the forward strain relief section, and a rear strain relief section behind the rear insulation displacement section. The rear terminating end of the terminal is generally U-shaped defining a bottom wall and space side walls. The strain relief sections are formed out of the spaced side walls, and the insulation displacement sections are formed out of the bottom wall.

Abstract: Long and short terminal lugs are installed in alternate slots formed in the connector housing. Each terminal lug consists of an electrical contact portion and a wire connecting portion connected together through an intermediate link portion. The wire connecting portion is larger in width than the electrical contact portion. The wire connecting portions of the long terminal lugs and those of the short terminal lugs are staggered from each other in the axial direction. The long terminal lugs each have a depressed intermediate link portion so that the wire connecting portions of the adjacent short terminal lugs positioned by the side of the depressed intermediate links of the long terminal lugs are given sufficient space and are not interfered with by the wire connecting portions of the adjacent long terminal lugs as in the conventional connectors. This construction allows reduction in the size of the connector housing.

Abstract: A decorative light set has miniature light units with push-in bulb assemblies mounted on a multiwire cord in an arrangement providing a "chaser" set. The push-in bulb assemblies plug into the socket of socket housings which provide wireways for the cord and guideways for pairs of push-in contact elements. The contact elements bridge cutouts in the cord wires provided in a predetermined pattern, there being one cutout in each light unit.

Abstract: An electrical connector comprises electrical contacts (1) having termination slots (2) for cutting into insulation (4a) of an electrical conductor (4) when electrical conductor (4) is forced into slots (2) with edges of slots (2) electrically engaging conductor core (4b) of electrical conductor (4). An insulated housing (10) has openings (11) for receiving and retaining electrical contacts (1) therein and including conductor-retention grooves (12) opening outwardly for receiving a portion of the electrical conductors (4) therein. Conductor-retention arms (13) are located at an open end of the conductor-retention grooves (12) for retaining electrical conductors (4) therein. Projections (14) are located on the conductor-retention arms (13) for clampingly engaging insulation (4a) of electrical conductors (4) providing an axial strain relief thereon and to prevent shrinkage of the insulation away from the termination between conductors (4) and slots (2).

Abstract: An electrical connector system (10) comprising a pair of matable drawer connectors (10a,10b) is disclosed. The connectors (10a,10b) are preferably identical and include contact (31) having first contact sections (32) at one end which mate with other first contact sections (32) and second contact sections (33) at another end which mate second contacts (110) carried by wiring harness connectors (100).

Abstract: Device for connecting a branch connector to an insulated main conductor has a body made from a strip of metal that is a good electrical conductor. This body is cut and folded to a U-shape cross-section comprising a web, two flanges and lugs for connecting the branch conductors. The U-shape cross-section part includes two slots adapted to be forced-fitted to the insulated main conductor to cut the insulation and make the electrical connection.

Abstract: A contact element having a cutting section for insulation displacement connection of an insulated electrical conductor. The contact element being folded from a flat sheet of electrical conducting material, having a generally rectangular part which bears a lip projecting from one of its sides provided with a cutting slit in the end face and an angular piece having a part connected to said rectangular part and extending essentially parallel to said lip, and having a part which is at right angles thereto and faces away from said lip. The last mentioned part being provided with a further cutting slit in the end face. By appropriate folding of said flat sheet, a contact element being provided having a cutting section for side-piercing of an electrical conductor.

Abstract: The wire insulator pressure-cut connector terminal comprises a base plate formed integral with at least one cutter plate portion with a cutting open slot and a first terminal contact end portion, and a terminal box formed integral with a partially U-shaped section housing portion for housing the base plate and a second terminal contact end portion for constructing a female terminal contact end portion in cooperation with the first terminal contact end portion of the base plate. Since the base plate formed with the cutter plate portion and the terminal box formed with the terminal contact end portion are made of different materials with different thicknesses, respectively, it is possible to freely provide a sufficient rigidness for the cutter plate and a preferable elasticity for the terminal contact end, independently, according to the diameter and the material of the wire insulator.

Abstract: A stamped and formed terminal for use in establishing an insulation displacemnt termination to wires extending in either of two orthogonal directions is disclosed. The stamped and formed terminal has a box-like conductor terminating portion in which wires can be inserted into slots in opposed plates on two of the four sides. The other plates can then be deformed about weakened sections to overlap a conductor inserted into plates on the adjacent sides to provide strain relief to prevent removal of the wire from the slots. Interconnection to other terminals can then be made to a termination portion which will have the same orientation relative to the insulative body regardless of the direction of the conductors.

Abstract: A multiple connector has an insulating body which contains a plurality of pin contacts arranged in rows and columns of a matrix. The insulating body is inserted securely in the front end portion of a cylindrical metal shielding body. Front end faces of contact holding plates holding these pin contacts in a row or a column arrangment are held in abutment with the rear face of the insulating body. The contact holding plates respectively have contact holding grooves formed therein to extend in a front and rear direction. Cord connection portions of the pin contacts extending or projecting from the rear face of the insulation body are pressed into and secured to these contact holding grooves. The cord connection portion has a press-in contact portion formed integrally therein and the press-in contact portion has a slot of a width smaller than the diameter of a core bundle of the cord to be connected.

Abstract: To increase the rigidity of the cutter plate portions formed with two open slots for cutting a wire insulator pressure-fitted thereinto, the wire insulator pressure-cut connector terminal comprises a base plate portion, a brimmed channel-shaped frame formed with two opposing cutter plate portions and two brim portions, and a reinforcement portion formed with two brim holder portions. Further, since the brimmed channel-shaped frame can be formed by bending a blank plate material with two mated dies having no hollow cavity between the two dies, the pressure-cut terminal can be bent into an accurate shape and in precise dimensions for providing a higher reliability of the connector terminal.

Abstract: An insulation displacement terminal having a pair of slotted plates retained in a nest formed by embossments on sidewalls extending past the edges of slotted plates. The sidewalls and the slotted plates are formed orthogonally upward from a common base. Outer ellipsoidal embossments are formed on opposite sides of a cylindrical embossment. The embossments are formed by a shallow drawing process without removal of material from the planar sidewalls. Adjacent edges of the embossments are sheared to form a nest receiving the side edges of the slotted plates.

Abstract: The contact member defines a channel having a base from which project side walls bowed in portions of which define wire slots. Inwardly convergent wings surmounting each wire slot have insulation severing edges. When a lead is forced into the channel the edges sever the insulation of the lead so that the crests of the bowed portions engage the core of the lead. The wings are then bent across the channel to hold the lead down therein. The portions merge with dimples in the base so that the side walls and the base are continuous as seen in cross section through the wire slots, so that the rigidity of the contact member and the contact force exerted against the core, are improved.

Abstract: A pressure contact type connector for a flat cable wherein each conductor wire is pressed into U-shaped terminal members arranged in a first row and a second row. The terminal members in each of the first and second rows are disposed to form a zigzag arrangement having a pitch twice as large as the pitch of the conductor wires of the cable. The cable is arranged in a direction perpendicular to the direction of the terminal members. Each one of the terminal members in a first row is disposed to be shifted by one conductor wire arrangement pitch with respect to the corresponding one in the second row. A first cable housing includes a height at least equal to the length of a portion of the terminal member projecting out of an end surface of the contact housing and includes insertion through holes for the terminal members and a plurality of grooves disposed to cross the insertion through holes for receiving the terminal members and the conductor wire connecting portions for pressing into the terminal members.

Abstract: A device for connecting a wire to a terminal of an electric motor comprises a planar portion having means for gripping a terminal. A slot is formed in the planar portion and straddles and grips a core of the wire, thus electrically connecting the wire to the terminal. The wire is held between a support and a clamping portion on the device.

Abstract: An electrical connector comprises a connector body which houses a pair of insulation displacement terminals which are attached to electrical leads which lead out of the connector body through an exit chamber. The electrical connector has a strain relief cover which includes a blade which enters the exit chamber and kinks the electrical leads laterally to pass through labyrinthian passages created by the blade so as to provide strain relief in the longitudinal direction of the electrical leads. The strain relief cover also has portions which cooperate with the connector body to provide strain relief in the lateral direction and to insure proper seating of the electrical leads in the attachment portions of the insulation displacement terminals.

Abstract: A vacuum cleaner hose construction, terminal connector therefor and methods of making the same are provided, the vacuum cleaner hose construction comprising an elongated vacuum hose having an electrical conductor extending therealong and being provided with an end portion, and an electrical connector carried by the hose and being fixed to the end portion, the connector having a knife-like portion provided with opposed edges defining sides of a slot therein that has an open end and a closed end. The end portion is disposed in the slot of the connector and is wedged between the opposed edges thereof for providing electrical connection therebetween. The connector has a holding unit carried thereby and having a part thereof disposed adjacent the conductor to hold the conductor in the slot by trapping the conductor between that part and the closed end of the slot.

Abstract: A multi-contact electrical connector for electrically connecting a plurality of wires to a printed circuit board. The electrical connector includes an open topped housing having a plurality of contact chambers, wire holding sections, and terminal receiving bores, with the terminal receiving bores intersecting lower portions of the contact chambers and extending in parallel to the wire holding sections. Each wire holding section includes a securing arrangement such that the wire placed therein is securely held, and each of the contact chambers accommodates a contact member having a pair of spaced pressing elements, with a space between the pressing elements being narrower than a diameter of a conductor in the wires so that the insulating cladding or cover of the wire is penetrated by side ridges of the pressing elements to allow the conductor of the wire to make an electrical contact with the contact member.

Abstract: A cutting/clamping terminal element for electrical conductors (14) is disclosed including a clamping slot (0) defined between a clamping piece (4) and an elastic clamping leg (2,3; 23, 13) to ensure an improved contact connection, such that even conductors (14) having very thin conductor core diameters, in particular wire strands, can be connected, without the conductor cross section being reduced and without there being a risk of conductor breakage. For this purpose, the clamping piece (4) is provided with clamping legs (2,3; 12,13) arranged on its front and rear sides, said clamping legs overlapping in the position of rest the clamping piece (4) at least in part, such that the sharp edges (15,24) of the two clamping legs (2,3; 12,13) and of the clamping piece (4) cut into the insulation (11) and clamp the core (10) of the conductor (14) in the clamping slot (9) at in total three different positions.

Abstract: An electrical connector (24) terminates a conductor wire (18) through a conductive terminal (24) having a slot (54) which operates to strip and terminate the conductor wire as pushed therein by a plastic screw element (26) internally threaded (34) to mate with external threading (42) on the terminal, the plastic screw element being driven manually or by a tool such as a screwdriver to effect termination. Sealing can be provided by injecting insulation material (144) following termination and alternative versions include self tapping screw threads (120) and a separate IDC terminal (150).

Abstract: An insulation displacement terminal comprises a base having a pair of integrally connected side plates and an integrally connected flex arm disposed between the side plates. The side plates have guide grooves formed in part by inwardly staggered legs. The flex arm has laterally spaced plates which bias an insulated conductor received in the guide grooves against the edges of inwardly staggered legs of the side plates to establish a four point electrical contact with the core of the insulated conductor under the constant pressure of the flex arm.

Abstract: A connection device is provided for connecting sheathed conducting wires comprising a housing in which is formed a passage for insertion of the wires, inside the housing a catch with a reception opening, a lower edge of which forms a stripping edge, a drawer slidable in the housing transversely to the sheaths and having a clip provided with slits for pulling the wires and fitting on to the catch. The slits of the clip grip the ends of the wires leaving the opening, pull them downwardly of the housing until they come into abutment against a bottom, while the edge strips it longitudinally. The wires are firmly held in a zigzag obstacle.

Abstract: A contact member for forming an electrical connection with insulated conductors of either a solid core, stranded or tinsel ribbon type is formed from a unitary piece of stamped sheet metal and includes both an insulation displacement portion and an insulation piercing portion. The insulation displacement portion comprises a slotted plate for establishing contact with the conductor by severing and displacing its insulation. The insulation piercing portion includes an arm spaced laterally from the plate and adapted with a barb for piercing through the conductor insulation. The insulation displacement and insulation piercing portion of the contact member cooperate or function alternatively to provide an effective electrical connection with the conductor, regardless of its particular type.