Insulation Displacement Contact For Contacting An Insulated Ribbon Cable

A connector assembly, comprising:

• an insulated ribbon cable having a plurality of conductor lines extending parallel to one another along a longitudinal axis, at least two adjacent conductor lines of the plurality of conductor lines are laterally spaced apart from one another at a predetermined pitch;
• and
• a pair of insulation displacement contacts laterally spaced apart from one another at a pitch greater than the predetermined pitch, each of the insulation displacement contacts having a tubular body extending along a longitudinal axis toward an open end, the tubular body having a pair of cutting edges at the open end, the tubular body having a pair of opposing side surfaces each having a slot extending to the open end and disposed between the cutting edges, the slot on one of the opposing side surfaces is a contacting slot and the slot on the other of the opposing side surfaces is a positioning slot, a first clear width of the contacting slot is less than a second clear width of the positioning slot.

An electrical connector, comprising:

• a contact assembly;
• and
• a pair of insulation displacement contacts mounted to the contact assembly, each of the insulation displacement contacts having a tubular body extending along a longitudinal axis toward an open end, the tubular body having a pair of cutting edges at the open end, the tubular body having a pair of opposing side surfaces each having a slot extending to the open end and disposed between the cutting edges, the slot on one of the opposing side surfaces is a contacting slot and the slot on the other of the opposing side surfaces is a positioning slot, a first clear width of the contacting slot is less than a second clear width of the positioning slot.