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US 6,146,185 AGranted
Contact wire assembly
AssigneeLucent Technologies Inc.
InventorsThelma E. Cole, Jason A. Kay, David S. Kerr, Ivan Pawlenko, Walter Pelosi, Anthony R. Tancreto
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Abstract
A contact wire connector includes a housing connected to an insulation displacement contact (IDC) and a contact sleeve. A strain relief member is connected to the housing opposite the IDC. The contact sleeve connects to a pin of a substrate and the IDC connects to an insulated wire which establishes an electrical connection between the substrate and the insulated wire. The strain relief member engages the insulated wire to maintain the electrical connection in an unstrained state.
Claims6
A contact wire connector comprising:
- a housing;
- an insulation displacement contact (IDC) integrally connected to the housing;
- a contact sleeve integrally connected to the housing;
- and
- a strain relief member integrally connected to the housing opposite the IDC;
- wherein the housing further comprises a first panel, a second panel, and a third panel having two apertures the second panel being positioned between the first panel and the third panel, wherein when the housing is placed in a closed position, the IDC and the strain relief member are respectively placed within the two apertures of the third panel;
- and
- wherein the contact sleeve connects to a pin of a substrate and the IDC connects to an insulated wire to establish an electrical connection between the substrate and the insulated wire, and the strain relief member engaging the insulated wire to maintain the electrical connection in an unstrained state.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.