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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 1999
Filed:
Dec. 18, 1997
Richard Scott Kline, Harrisburg, PA (US);
John Thomas Larkin, Jr, New Cumberland, PA (US);
The Whitaker Corporation, Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
An electrical connector generally comprising a housing, a terminal member and a clamping member. The housing has a first open end, a generally closed second end including a conductor passage, and an internal cavity extending between the ends. The terminal member has a first end which includes an IDC mating contact, a second end which includes a planar electrical contact, and a middle portion extending therebetween. The terminal member is positioned in the housing with the first end adjacent the first housing open end and the middle portion extending through the housing cavity. The second end is positioned within the clamping means conductor receiving area. A conductor is connected to the second end of the terminal member by passing it through the conductor passage into the conductor receiving area and actuating the clamping member which moves the planar electrical contact into contact with the conductor.