Connector

A connector, comprising:

• a first casing defining an aperture sized to receive a first wire;
• a second casing movable engageable with the first casing;
• and
• a conductive terminal disposed between the first casing and the second casing and adapted to pierce an outer insulation of the first wire arranged through the aperture to electrically connect to a conductor of the first wire as the first casing is moved toward the second casing, the conductive terminal including:
• a body;
• and
• a pair of piercing portions extending upward from opposite sides of the body, each pair of piercing portions including a pair of piercing pieces and a piercing clip slot formed between the pair of piercing pieces, a first one of the pair of piercing portions adapted to tear the outer insulation of the first wire, and a second one of the pair of piercing portions adapted to tear an outer insulation of a second wire such that the first wire and the second wire are electrically connected through the conductive terminal.

A connector, comprising:

• a housing including:
• an upper casing defining an aperture through which a first wire is adapted to extend;
• and
• a lower casing defining a chamber receiving the upper casing, the chamber defining a first opening on a first end thereof in communication with the chamber and a second opening on a second end thereof in communication with the chamber, the first and second openings open in a direction toward the upper casing, the upper casing movable relative to the lower casing upon the exerting of a force on the upper casing such that the aperture and the first opening at least partially overlap;
• and
• a conductive terminal disposed in the chamber of the lower casing and adapted to tear an outer insulation of the first wire arranged within the chamber and through the first opening and to tear an outer insulation of a second wire arranged within the chamber through the second opening to electrically connect to a conductor of the first wire with a conductor of the second wire as the upper casing is moved toward the lower casing.