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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2020
Te Connectivity Germany Gmbh, Bensheim, DE;
Martin Szelag, Bickenbach, DE;
Guenter Feldmeier, Lorsch, DE;
TE Connectivity Germany GmbH, Bensheim, DE;
Abstract
A contact member for an insulation displacement contact (IDC) terminal includes an encasement wall at least partially surrounding a receptacle volume receiving a wire or cable, an IDC member having an IDC blade penetrating an insulation of the wire or cable and a contact edge electrically contacting a core of the wire or cable, and a cutting blade cutting the wire or cable. The receptacle volume has an opening at least partially framed by the encasement wall. The IDC member is formed in a first wall section of the encasement wall. The cutting blade is formed in a second wall section of the encasement wall opposite the first wall section. Both the IDC blade and the cutting blade face the opening.