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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 1985
Filed:
Jun. 07, 1982
Vincent B Brown, Prospect Heights, IL (US);
Charles A Kozel, McHenry, IL (US);
John T Scheitz, Palatine, IL (US);
John E Armando, Schiller Park, IL (US);
Methode Electronics Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
An electrical power connector including an insulator housing in which are mounted a plurality of conductive metal contacts each of which is provided with insulation displacement jaws for mechanically restraining and also making electrical contact with a corresponding plurality of insulated wires, each wire being terminated by forcing the same between a pair of contact jaws. The electrical connector is of a hermaphroditic design for mating with a like connector, so that each contact in one connector is electrically connected with a corresponding contact in a mating connector. The connector housing includes a hinged cover which insulates the contacts, and bosses formed on the inside of the hinged cover serve to retain the contacts and the wires terminated therein, and also serve as a tool for forcing individual insulated wires between the insulation displacement jaws of a corresponding contact.