Electrical connectors – Contact comprising cutter – Insulation cutter
Patent
1989-12-28
1991-06-11
McGlynn, Joseph H.
Electrical connectors
Contact comprising cutter
Insulation cutter
H01R 424
Patent
active
050228684
ABSTRACT:
An insulation displacement connector (IDC) includes a pair of spaced, coextensive U-shaped beams fixed to each other along one pair of the beam portions of the beams in a mounting plane, the other pair of beam portions being free to move away from each in a contact plane in response to a wire and its insulation being forced into a wire-receiving channel or groove formed between the U-shaped beams. The IDC can be provided with mounting legs for mounting on a PC board, or on the body of a connector terminal. By curving at least one of the portions of the U-shaped beams a preset can be imparted to the contact of the IDC. The contacts can be shaped to receive a curve or cable, an electrical tab, a fuse or the like. When the IDC is used to terminate a wire or cable, it is preferably provided with a strain relief slot to minimize axial or longitudinaly forces of the wire or cable at the points where the insulation is displaced and electrical contact is made with the IDC. In use, separation of the contact beam portions creates torsional stresses in the IDC which act to secure the electrical component between the contact beam portions in an effective and reliable manner.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3854114 (1974-12-01), Kloth et al.
patent: 4074929 (1978-02-01), Krider
patent: 4116522 (1978-09-01), Reynolds
McGlynn Joseph H.
Zierick Manufacturing Corporation
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