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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2004
Xavier Fasce, Verchaix, FR;
Guy Metral, Cluses, FR;
Jerome A. Pratt, Georgetown, TX (US);
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
An electrically coupled insulation displacement system comprises a first contact having a first insulation displacement slot therein having an open end and a closed end. The first insulation displacement slot has a first portion having a width adjacent the open end and a second portion having a width intermediate the first portion and the closed end, the first portion has a larger width than the second portion. The insulation displacement system further comprises a second contact, which includes a second insulation displacement slot therein having an open end and a closed end. The second insulation displacement slot has a first portion having a width adjacent the open end and a second portion having a width intermediate the first portion and the closed end, the first portion has a smaller width than the second portion.