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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 1998
Filed:
May. 23, 1996
Michael Scott Feher, Steelton, PA (US);
Edward John Howard, Millersburg, PA (US);
Nelson Edward Neff, Hershey, PA (US);
The Whitaker Corporation, Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
The invention comprises an electrical connector assembly having a wire housing with a wire contact disposed therein. The wire contact has two ends, one of the ends having insulation displacing slots for receiving a magnet wire therein, the other of the ends having a resilient contact finger. The assembly further includes a connector housing having a tab contact disposed therein. The tab contact has a poke-in tab and a contact tab for mating with a matable connector. The wire housing is matable with the connector housing, the poke-in tab engages the resilient contact finger to provide electrical connection therebetween and to provide electrical connection between the magnet wire and the matable connector.