Wire-to-wire connector with insulation displacement connection contact for integral strain relief
AssigneeAVX Corporation
InventorBrent Lybrand
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Abstract
An apparatus includes a first electrical contact comprising a first aperture and a first insulation displacement opening. Centers of the first aperture and the first insulation displacement opening are aligned. The apparatus also includes an insulated housing comprising a first wire opening, a second wire opening, and a first electrical contact inlet extending through the first and second wire openings. The first electrical contact is at least partially inserted into the first electrical contact inlet such that at least a portion of the first aperture is aligned with the first wire opening.
Claims23
An apparatus comprising:
- a first electrical contact comprising a first wire receiving portion, the first wire receiving portion comprising a first insulation displacement connection (IDC) slot and a first strain relief slot displaced from the first IDC slot;
- a second electrical contact comprising a second wire receiving portion, the second wire receiving portion comprising a second IDC slot and a second strain relief slot displaced from the second IDC slot;
- an insulated housing comprising a first electrical contact inlet, a second electrical contact inlet, a first plurality of wire openings, and a second plurality of wire openings.
An apparatus comprising:
- a first electrical contact comprising a first aperture and a first insulation displacement opening, wherein centers of the first aperture and the first insulation displacement opening are aligned;
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- an insulated housing comprising a first wire opening, a second wire opening, and a first electrical contact inlet extending through the first and second wire openings, wherein the first electrical contact is at least partially inserted into the first electrical contact inlet such that at least a portion of the first aperture is aligned with the first wire opening.
A method comprising:
- partially inserting an electrical contact into an inlet of an insulated housing;
- inserting a first wire into a first through-hole on a first side of the insulated housing;
- inserting the first wire into a second through-hole on the second side of the insulated housing, the second through-hole displaced from the first through-hole in a direction perpendicular to a direction of extension of the first through-hole;
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- compressing the electrical contact into the inlet such that a narrow portion of an insulation displacement opening of the electrical contact displaces removes insulation on the first wire to create an electrical connection between the electrical contact and the first wire and an aperture of the electrical contact compresses insulation of the first wire to create a point of contact between the electrical contact and the first wire.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.