Insulation Displacement Connector
AssigneeThe Patent Store LLC
InventorsL. Herbert King, JR., James Keeven, William Hiner
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for forming a blind connection between a first wire and a second wire where each of the wires are inserted into a sleeve with the first wire laterally inserted into the sleeve for positioning along the first wire and the second wire axially inserted through the sleeve and into engagement with a stop located outside the sleeve to ensure that the second wire is properly positioned in the sleeve before an unseen electrical connection is formed between the first wire and the second wire.
Claims20
A wire connector comprising
- a housing;
- a lid attachable to said housing:
- a sleeve located on said lid with said sleeve having a side opening and a transverse opening extending therethrough';
- a set of wire engaging blades mounted in a slideable piston;
- and
- a wire stop located in alignment with said transverse opening and spaced from said sleeve so that a wire end of a further wire inserted through the transverse opening and into engagement with the wire stop is visible outside the sleeve.
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The method of claim 13 including the step of inserting a main wire comprise inserting an insulation covered main wire and inserting a branch wire comprises inserting an insulation covered branch wire into the sleeve.
A method of forming a blind connection comprising the steps of:
- inserting a main wire into a first opening in a sleeve having a gang connector located above the main wire with the gang connector axially slideable into wire engagement with the main wire.
- inserting a branch wire through the sleeve and into engagement with a stop to limit axial insertion of the branch wire therein;
- and
- forcing the gang connector into electrical engagement with both the main wire and the branch wire;
- and
- wherein the method further comprises visually determining if the branch wire extends through the sleeve.
A method of forming a blind connection comprising:
- inserting a main wire into a first opening in a sleeve having a gang connector located above the main wire with the gang connector axially slideable into wire engagement with the main wire.
- inserting a branch wire through the sleeve and into engagement with a stop to limit axial insertion of the branch wire therein;
- and
- forcing the gang connector into electrical engagement with both the main wire and the branch wire;
- and
- wherein the method further comprises bringing together a lid carrying the sleeve and a cover having a sealant to encapsulate the sleeve and an electrical connection between the branch wire and the main wire.
A method of forming a blind connection comprising:
- inserting a main wire into a first opening in a sleeve having a gang connector located above the main wire with the gang connector axially slideable into wire engagement with the main wire.
- inserting a branch wire through the sleeve and into engagement with a stop to limit axial insertion of the branch wire therein;
- and
- forcing the gang connector into electrical engagement with both the main wire and the branch wire;
- and
- wherein the method further comprises inserting a cut end of the branch wire into a face-to-face engagement with the stop with the stop located outside the sleeve.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.