Multi-conductor parallel splice connection
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1. A splice connector comprising:
- a clam-shell housing including a first portion attached to a second portion via a sliding hinge, the housing defining a first cable seat and a second cable seat, each seat for receiving an associated cable to be spliced to another associated cable in the other seat;
a first insulation displacement connection (IDC) terminal received in the housing, wherein the first IDC terminal includes a first prong aligned with the first cable seat and a second prong aligned with the second cable seat, whereby the first IDC terminal electrically connects a wire of the first associated cable to a wire of the second associated cable.
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Abstract
A splice connector includes a clam shell housing having a first portion attached to a second portion via a sliding hinge. The housing defines cable seats to receive an associated cable to be spliced to another associated cable. A terminal is received in the housing and includes a first prong aligned with the first cable seat and a second prong aligned with the second cable seat. The terminal electrically connects a wire of the first associated cable to a wire of the second associated cable.
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20 Claims
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1. A splice connector comprising:
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a clam-shell housing including a first portion attached to a second portion via a sliding hinge, the housing defining a first cable seat and a second cable seat, each seat for receiving an associated cable to be spliced to another associated cable in the other seat;
a first insulation displacement connection (IDC) terminal received in the housing, wherein the first IDC terminal includes a first prong aligned with the first cable seat and a second prong aligned with the second cable seat, whereby the first IDC terminal electrically connects a wire of the first associated cable to a wire of the second associated cable. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A splice connector comprising:
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a first housing defining first and second cable receptacles spaced from one another in a first direction;
a second housing attached to the first housing; and
first and second terminals spaced from one another in a second direction generally parallel to the first direction and received in the first housing, wherein each terminal includes a first prong aligned with the first cable receptacle and a second prong aligned with the second cable receptacle. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for splicing two electrical cables, wherein each cable includes at least two conductive wires and insulation material around each wire, with a splice connector having a clam-shell housing, the method comprising:
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positioning first and second cables in respective first and second seats in a first housing portion of the clam-shell housing;
rotating a second housing portion of the clam-shell housing, which is attached to the first housing portion, in relation to the first housing portion;
at least substantially linearly moving at least one of the first housing portion and the second housing portion in relation to the other housing portion; and
piercing the insulation material of the first and second cable with an IDC terminal received in one of the housings to contact a first of the at least two wires in each cable. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. An LED light engine comprising:
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a first electrical cable having at least two wire conductors;
at least one LED mounted to the first cable and electrically connected to the at least two conductors in the first cable;
a second electrical cable having at least two wire conductors;
at least one LED mounted to the second cable and electrically connected to the at least two conductors in the second cable; and
a splice connector comprising a clam-shell housing having a sliding hinge, wherein the clam-shell housing receives the first electrical cable and the second electrical. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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