Patent · US Expired

Cable connector and contact terminal therefor

US5194014A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 20, 1992
Grant dateMar 16, 1993
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Expiry dateMay 20, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01R2201/16
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A cable ready connector comprises a housing including a conductor holding member and a plurality of contact terminals for effecting insulation displacement engagement with respective ones of the cable conductors. Each of the contact terminals includes at least first and second insulation displacement sections capable of engagement with conductors having diameters within first and second ranges respectively. The connector housing also comprises a load bar for holding portions of the conductors in two groups situated in spaced parallel planes, the conductors in one group being staggered with respect to the conductors of the other group.

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