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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2022
Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc., Melville, NY (US);
Jeffrey A. Poulsen, Bothell, WA (US);
Charles R Bragg, Bothell, WA (US);
LEVITON MANUFACTURING CO., INC., Melville, NY (US);
Abstract
An insulation displacement contact (IDC) is capable of securely terminating wires having a wide range of diameters. The IDC is also designed to withstand repeated terminations of wires having diameters at the large end of the supported size range while remaining capable of securely terminating wires having diameters at the small end of the range. To these ends, the IDC comprises two or more distinct flex regions. At least one of the flex regions has an associated mechanical stop that limits the degree of deformation that can be applied to that region as a wire is being terminated on the IDC. If the diameter of the wire being terminated on the IDC is large enough to deflect the first flex region to the end of its deflection range, the mechanical stop is engaged, causing further deflection to be transferred to the next flex region.