Contact device for insulation displacement connector
US7527518B1 · kind B1 · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 23, 2008 |
| Grant date | May 5, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 23, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R43/16
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A contact device for insulated solid conductors of an insulation displacement connector of the type utilized to make electrical connections with an unstripped end of a multi-conductor cable having an outer sheath enclosing a ground wire and at least two insulated solid wire conductors is disclosed. A first blade portion has a front contact portion, a first blade middle portion and a first blade rear receiving end. A second blade portion has a front angled blade portion, a second blade middle portion and a second blade rear receiving end. A bridge portion connects the first blade to the second blade and secures the second blade portion in a spaced apart relationship with respect to the first blade portion. With this arrangement when the contact device is pushed into a multi-conductor cable, the first contact portion is in electrical contact with a first side of a solid wire conductor and the front angled portion is in electrical contact with a second side of the solid wire conductor. Thus, the solid wire conductor is disposed between the first contact portion and the front angled portion to form and maintain a more reliable electrical connection even when expansion or contraction or…
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