Terminal having an insulation displacement contact

A terminal comprising:

• a terminal body extending between a mating end and a terminating end, the mating end having a mating interface, the terminating end having an insulation displacement contact;
• the insulation displacement contact including a first contact element and a second contact element having a cable slot therebetween configured to receive a cable, the first contact element including a first lateral wall and first blades extending from the first lateral wall toward the second contact element, the second contact element including a second lateral wall and second blades extending from the second lateral wall toward the first contact element, the second blades being aligned with the corresponding first blades across the cable slot, the first and second blades configured to pierce an insulator of the cable to electrically connect to a conductor of the cable;
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• a contact support extending along the insulation displacement contact, the contact support including a first support element extending along the first lateral wall and a second support element extending along the second lateral wall, the first and second support elements holding the first and second lateral walls relative to each other to resist widening of the cable slot.

A terminal comprising:

• a terminal body extending between a mating end and a terminating end, the mating end having a mating interface, the terminating end having an insulation displacement contact;
• the insulation displacement contact including a first contact element and a second contact element having a cable slot therebetween configured to receive a cable, the insulation displacement contact having an exterior opposite the cable slot, the first contact element including a first lateral wall and first blades extending from the first lateral wall toward the second contact element, the second contact element including a second lateral wall and second blades extending from the second lateral wall toward the first contact element, the second blades being aligned with the corresponding first blades across the cable slot, the first and second blades configured to pierce an insulator of the cable to electrically connect to a conductor of the cable, the insulation displacement contact having a base wall between the first and second lateral walls;
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• a contact support having a cladding layer clad to the exterior of the insulation displacement contact, the cladding layer extending along the first contact element and the second contact element, the cladding layer including a first support element extending along the first lateral wall and a second support element extending along the second lateral wall, the cladding layer including a cover element extending along the base wall, the first and second support elements holding the first and second lateral walls relative to each other to resist widening of the cable slot.