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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 1999
Filed:
Sep. 29, 1998
Dieter Holzle, Deckenpfronn, DE;
Dieter Holzle Technik-Projekte GmbH, Deckenpfronn, DE;
Abstract
A connector for a cable, the cable having a plurality of insulated conductors enclosed by insulation, the connector including: a first connector element having a plurality of recesses, and a second connector element constructed to be joined to the first connector element to delimit a region for receiving the insulated conductor end sections, with the recesses opening into the region; a plurality of blade terminals carried by the second connector element and each having two blades, the blade terminals being oriented to extend across the region so that the two blades of each of the blade terminals extend into a respective one of the recesses, and a respective conductor end section is gripped between the two blades of a respective one of the blade terminals in order to conductively contact the respective one of the blade terminals; a plurality of contact elements, each conductively secured to a respective one of the blade terminals, for connection to another connector; and a plurality of inserts each installed in a respective one of the recesses and each constituted by a metal enclosure that receives the blades of a respective one of the blade terminals and that is shaped and dimensioned to contact the blades and prevent spreading apart of the blades.