Electrical connector assembly and method

US7942689B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• Phoenix Contact Development and Manufacturing, Inc. · US

Inventors

• John P. Huss, Jr. · Harrisburg, US
• Ralf Geske · Steinheim, DE
• Hans-Hilmar Schulte · Steinheim, DE
• Karsten Freund · Eschershausen, DE
• Markus Sonderer · Ankum, DE
• Thomas Beier · Aschendorf, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 1, 2010
• Grant date: May 17, 2011
• Expiry date: Dec 1, 2030

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H01R2107/00
• WIPO field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

An electrical connector assembly for forming insulation displacement connections with conductors in small wires includes a wire carrier and a base. Pierce points on the base are slid along opposed walls in a slot in the carrier to align small tips on the ends of the pierce points to form electrical connections with a conductor in a wire in the carrier. The connections are located inwardly of the slot walls.