Insulation displacement connection splice connector
First Claim
1. A splice connector comprising:
- a first IDC terminal;
a second IDC terminal;
a non-conductive body in which the first and second IDC terminals are received, the non-conductive body including a first side wall having first channels extending from outside of the first side wall and a first tab and a second side wall having second channels extending from an outside of the second side wall and a second tab, the body defining a first seat configured to receive an associated first cable and a second seat configured to receive an associated second cable that is to be electrically connected to the first cable, the first and second IDC terminals each including a portion that extends into a region adjacent a respective wire seat, wherein the seats are offset from one another;
a non-conductive cover connected to the non-conductive body such that the non conductive cover can slide with respect to the non-conductive body, the non-conductive cover and the non-conductive body cooperating with one another in a manner such that movement of the cover with respect to the body in a first direction for a predetermined distance results in an engagement between the cover and the body such that movement of the cover is limited in a second direction that is opposite the first direction, the cover including a long appendage and a short appendage spaced from the long appendage each received in respective channels, the long appendage including a first opening, a second opening, and a third opening, the short appendage including a fourth opening and a fifth opening, the first opening engaging the first tab at a first position, the second opening engaging the first tab and the fourth opening engaging the second tab at a second position, and the third opening engaging the first tab and the fifth opening engaging the second tab at a third position.
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Abstract
A splice connector includes a first IDC terminal, a second IDC terminal, a body receiving the first and second IDC terminals, and a cover connected to the body such that the cover selectively slides with respect to the body in the first linear direction from first position to a second position. The body defines a first seat configured to receive an associated first cable and second seat configured to receive an associated second cable that is to be electrically connected to the associated first cable. The first and second IDC terminals each include a portion that extends into a region adjacent a respective wire seat. The cover is configured to cooperate with the body where a portion of the cover engages a portion of the body at a third position between the first position and the second position such that in the third position movement of the cover with respect to the body in a second direction, which is opposite the first, is inhibited.
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13 Claims
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1. A splice connector comprising:
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a first IDC terminal; a second IDC terminal; a non-conductive body in which the first and second IDC terminals are received, the non-conductive body including a first side wall having first channels extending from outside of the first side wall and a first tab and a second side wall having second channels extending from an outside of the second side wall and a second tab, the body defining a first seat configured to receive an associated first cable and a second seat configured to receive an associated second cable that is to be electrically connected to the first cable, the first and second IDC terminals each including a portion that extends into a region adjacent a respective wire seat, wherein the seats are offset from one another; a non-conductive cover connected to the non-conductive body such that the non conductive cover can slide with respect to the non-conductive body, the non-conductive cover and the non-conductive body cooperating with one another in a manner such that movement of the cover with respect to the body in a first direction for a predetermined distance results in an engagement between the cover and the body such that movement of the cover is limited in a second direction that is opposite the first direction, the cover including a long appendage and a short appendage spaced from the long appendage each received in respective channels, the long appendage including a first opening, a second opening, and a third opening, the short appendage including a fourth opening and a fifth opening, the first opening engaging the first tab at a first position, the second opening engaging the first tab and the fourth opening engaging the second tab at a second position, and the third opening engaging the first tab and the fifth opening engaging the second tab at a third position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A splice connector for electrically connecting at least two cables, the connector comprising:
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a non-conductive body including first and second side walls each having channels extending from outside of the first and second side walls, a first seat and a second seat, the first seat being configured to receive an associated first insulated cable, the second seat being configured to receive an associated second insulated cable, each of the associated cables having a plurality of wires, wherein the seats are offset from one another; a first electrically conductive member disposed in the body and being configured to pierce insulation to contact a first wire of the associated first cable; a second electrically conductive member disposed in the body and being configured to pierce insulation to contact a second wire of the associated first cable; a third electrically conductive member disposed in the body and being configured to pierce insulation to contact a third wire of the associated first cable; a electrically conductive bridge member directly contacting the first electrically conductive member and the third electrically conductive member; a fifth electrically conductive member disposed in the body and in electrical communication with the first electrically conductive member, the fifth electrically conductive member being configured to pierce insulation to contact a first wire of the associated second cable; a sixth electrically conductive member disposed in the body and in electrical communication with the second electrically conductive member, the sixth electrically conductive member being configured to pierce insulation to contact a second wire of the associated second cable; a seventh electrically conductive member disposed in the body and in electrical communication with the third electrically conductive member, the sixth seventh electrically conductive member being configured to pierce insulation to contact a third wire of the associated second cable; a first cover having appendages slidably engaged in the channels and attached to the body, the first cover being moveable to selectively cover at least a portion of the first seat; and a second cover having appendages slidably engaged in the channels and attached to the body, the second cover being moveable to selectively cover at least a portion of the second seat. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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