Press-connecting joint connector including a receiving stand for cutting excess wire portions

Abstract

A press-connecting joint connector with which electrical wires can be readily connected to each other, and a method of press-connecting the electrical wires to the connector. The joint connector (31) includes a connector body (33) with a wire inserting section (47) in which the wires are to be inserted and a press-connecting blade (43) provided in the wire inserting section (47). The wires (W1) and (W2) are inserted in the wire inserting section (47) and the insulation of the wires is cut by the blade such that the blade electrically interconnects the wires. Thereafter, a cutter is inserted into the connector body to thereby cut the waste end portion (105) of at least one of the wires inside the connector body (33). The cutting step may be performed simultaneously to when the wires are pressed into the blades.

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