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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2004
Applicants:
Xavier Fasce, Verchaix, FR;
Guy Metral, Cluses, FR;
Jerome A. Pratt, Georgetown, TX (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 11/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An electrical connector for terminating at least one electrical conductor comprises a housing including a cavity for receiving at least a first IDC element, a cap including a pivot portion and a cover portion, wherein the pivot portion is pivotally mounted to the housing to allow the cap to be pivoted between an open position and a closed position, at least one recess in the pivot portion of the cap, and a cutting edge within the cavity of the housing adjacent the recess in the pivot portion of the cap.