Methods and apparatus for terminating electrical connectors...

Details Methods and apparatus for terminating electrical connectors... Methods and apparatus for terminating electrical connectors...

2011-01-18

2011-01-18

Dinh, Phuong K (Department: 2839)

Electrical connectors

Contact comprising cutter

Insulation cutter

Reexamination Certificate

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07871285

ABSTRACT:
An electrical connector includes a front housing holding a plurality of contacts and holding a cutting blade proximate to a rear of the front housing. The electrical connector also includes a rear housing having a wire organizer at a front of the rear housing that has a plurality of wire channels configured to receive corresponding wires therein. The rear housing has an outer support wall spaced apart from, and arranged outward of, the wire channels, where the outer support wall has a front edge. The wire channels extending along wire channel axes that extend across the front edge. During mating of the rear housing with the front housing, the cutting blade is configured to trim the wires extending from the wire organizer and is positioned between the outer support wall and the wire organizer. The wires are terminated to the contacts when the front housing and the rear housing are mated.

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