Modular plug connector

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1985-09-16

1987-03-17

McGlynn, Joseph H.

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H01R 424

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046502696

ABSTRACT:
A modular plug connector is adapted to terminate a cord having a number of insulated solid wire conductors. The connector includes a dielectric housing that facilitates interconnection between the solid wire conductor and a metallic terminal which slides into a terminal-receiving slot of the dielectric housing. The metallic terminal includes three tangs, or blades, that pierce the insulation surrounding the solid wire and achieve electrical contact. Adjacent tangs grasp the solid wire on opposite sides of its center line, but are controllably spread before making contact with the wire by cam surfaces molded into the side walls of the terminal-receiving slot. Reliable connections are therefore made between a metallic terminal and a solid wire conductor without severing it.

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