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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 03, 1999
James William Robertson, Harrisburg, PA (US);
Harry Milton Capper, Harrisburg, PA (US);
Robert Naas, Skaneateles, NY (US);
Kurt Werner, Auburn, NY (US);
Deborah Laun, Syracuse, NY (US);
Howard Scott Ryan, Skaneateles, NY (US);
The Whitaker Corporation, Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
An electrical component (,) for electrically connecting insulated electrical conductors (,) thereto comprises a dielectric housing (,) including a first housing section (,) and a second housing section (,), first and second electrical contact members (,) disposed in the dielectric housing and having first contacts (,) extending into the second housing section and second contacts (,) positioned within the first housing section, insulation-displacement contacts (,) as part of the first contacts along which the insulated electrical conductors are positioned, and conductor-moving members (,) for engaging the insulated electrical conductors and moving them into the insulation-displacement contacts thereby forming electrical connections between the insulation-displacement contacts and the insulated electrical conductors.