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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 1992
Filed:
Jun. 03, 1991
Steven B Bogiel, Schaumburg, IL (US);
Mark M Data, Bolingbrook, IL (US);
Robert DeRoss, Naperville, IL (US);
David M Skowronski, Naperville, IL (US);
Michael J O'Connell, Naperville, IL (US);
Molex Incorporated, Lisle, IL (US);
Abstract
An electrical connector is provided of the wire-trap type. The connector includes a housing defining an interior cavity with a passage through the cavity for receiving an in-line conductor. A pair of openings are provided in the housing for receiving the stripped ends of a pair of electrical wires. A generally U-shaped terminal is disposed in the cavity of the housing and includes a pair of leg portions joined by a bight portion. The leg portions have wire-trapping distal ends in registry with the openings for deflectingly engaging and trapping the stripped ends of the electrical wires inserted into the openings. The bight portion has a terminating section in registry with the passage for termination to the in-line conductor.