Power cable tap connector

An electrical connector assembly for use in tapping a power cable, comprising:

• an insulative housing having a plurality of contacts therewithin, a clamp member, fastening members for fastening said housing to said clamp member, and an actuator for terminating the assembly to the power cable upon actuation thereof;
• said plurality of contacts each associated with a respective conductor of the power cable and having an insulation displacement contact section so positioned in said housing to be aligned with a respective said conductor during application of the assembly to the cable;
• said housing and said clamp member spaced apart to define a cable-receiving region extending continuously therethrough and therebetween and initially being separated sufficiently to be assembled around the cable at a selected location therealong for tapping, and including a cooperating alignment arrangement assuring that they are actuated to move toward and to each other in a precisely guided manner, and further including cable-positioning sections to secure the cable in a selected position with respect to said insulation displacement contact sections to permit termination thereby during actuation of said actuator;
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• said fastening members so affixed to the assembly as to permit translation of said clamp relatively toward said housing during application of the assembly to the cable.