CA1242007A - Multi-wire insulation displacement connector assembly - Google Patents
Multi-wire insulation displacement connector assemblyInfo
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- CA1242007A CA1242007A CA000469484A CA469484A CA1242007A CA 1242007 A CA1242007 A CA 1242007A CA 000469484 A CA000469484 A CA 000469484A CA 469484 A CA469484 A CA 469484A CA 1242007 A CA1242007 A CA 1242007A
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
- H01R4/00—Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation
- H01R4/24—Connections using contact members penetrating or cutting insulation or cable strands
- H01R4/2416—Connections using contact members penetrating or cutting insulation or cable strands the contact members having insulation-cutting edges, e.g. of tuning fork type
- H01R4/242—Connections using contact members penetrating or cutting insulation or cable strands the contact members having insulation-cutting edges, e.g. of tuning fork type the contact members being plates having a single slot
- H01R4/2425—Flat plates, e.g. multi-layered flat plates
- H01R4/2429—Flat plates, e.g. multi-layered flat plates mounted in an insulating base
- H01R4/2433—Flat plates, e.g. multi-layered flat plates mounted in an insulating base one part of the base being movable to push the cable into the slot
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- Multi-Conductor Connections (AREA)
Abstract
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
An electrical connector assembly for connecting an insulated wire conductor to another circuit member. The connector assembly includes a housing having a terminal receiving cavity therein, a terminal mounted in the cavity having an insulation displacement slot for receiving a wire conductor therein, and means for holding and locating a wire conductor in alignment over the slot of the terminal prior to connection thereto. Movement of the wire conductor laterally of its longitudinal axis into the slot causes displacement of the insulation so that the terminal electrically contacts the conductor. The holding and locating means comprises an upwardly facing, U-shaped clamp member having a wire receiving area defined between two resilient legs. The clamp member is mounted for movement into the cavity with the wire conductor from an initial position wherein the wire conductor is positioned over the terminal slot downwardly into the cavity to a final position wherein the wire conductor is terminated. The legs position the wire conductor and the wire receiving area in the initial position and exert an inward lateral force against the insulated wire conductor when the clamp member is moved to the final position.
An electrical connector assembly for connecting an insulated wire conductor to another circuit member. The connector assembly includes a housing having a terminal receiving cavity therein, a terminal mounted in the cavity having an insulation displacement slot for receiving a wire conductor therein, and means for holding and locating a wire conductor in alignment over the slot of the terminal prior to connection thereto. Movement of the wire conductor laterally of its longitudinal axis into the slot causes displacement of the insulation so that the terminal electrically contacts the conductor. The holding and locating means comprises an upwardly facing, U-shaped clamp member having a wire receiving area defined between two resilient legs. The clamp member is mounted for movement into the cavity with the wire conductor from an initial position wherein the wire conductor is positioned over the terminal slot downwardly into the cavity to a final position wherein the wire conductor is terminated. The legs position the wire conductor and the wire receiving area in the initial position and exert an inward lateral force against the insulated wire conductor when the clamp member is moved to the final position.
Description
- i ~S~E~lrLi~ E ~YE1C~2N
1. Fiend of_~h~ Invention m e present invention relates to electrical connector asse.~blies employing insulation displacement t~Fe terminals and, more pzrticularly, to connector asse~lies of this type wnicn can be used to mass terminate a plurality of insulated wires.
1. Fiend of_~h~ Invention m e present invention relates to electrical connector asse.~blies employing insulation displacement t~Fe terminals and, more pzrticularly, to connector asse~lies of this type wnicn can be used to mass terminate a plurality of insulated wires.
2. Elf Desertion of ~k~e PriQ~ Art Because of the labor saving aovantages, insulation displacement type connectors have enjoyed an ever increasing share of the electrical connector ~ar~et. Typically, connectors of tr.is type include a nousing hav mg one or more terminal receiving cavities therein and a term m al mounted in the cavity. the terminal has an insulation displacement slot for receiviny a wire conauctor. Zen the wire conductor is moved laterally of its longitudinal ~Y.is into tb.is slot, the insulation is ~ispla oe a so that the terminal electrically contacts tne conductor.
If it is desired to mass terminate a plurality of insulated wire conductors in the type of connector Gescrib~d, it is necess ry to position tbe conductors over the insulation displacement slots prior to moving them into their respective slots. This type of prooe ss is used most commonly in association with certain application equipment sucn as tnat disclosed in United States Patent f 4~235rO15 issued ~bvember 25r 1980 or in associâtion ~lith the raDricâtion o, a harness on a hoard Mien is ~isclosea in United States Patent ho. 3,~59,724 iss~ea January 14, lS75.
If equii~r.,er.t is used, tllere is normzlly a buiit-in meæns for holding and locating tr.e wire conductors in alisnr.,ent over the slot of the têrr,~ir21. P.owever~ ~Jhen rabricatiny a hzrr.ess or sass termmat~y a connector wlthout aut~atic or ser.;i-zutc~,atic machinery, it is necessary for t'r.e me&ns for holdiny &nd locating the wire conductors to be provided either on the connector itself or in close proxir.lity to tne connector.
Examples of an arrangement which receives the connector in a jig or fiYture is disclose in United S.ates Patent to 4,1Gl,189 issued July 18, 1978 and United States Potent lo. 3,859,724 issued Januzrv 14, 1975. m e wire conductors are held in the fixture separate ire tr.e corrector prior to ter...ination.
Anotr.er rleans or locatins tne wire conauctors is disclosed in Unite Stztes Patent ~b. 4,191,4~2 issued rlarch I, 1980 and United States Patent No. 4,262,984 issued Puff oi. lne e patents show the ter~,inal or co Mector housing holaing the wire conductors in t~.eir proper locations prior to ter.~,ination.
Still another reans of locating and holains wire concuctors prior to their terr,ination is disclosea in United States Patent Jo. 3,990,762 issueo ~bvember 9~ 1976 and Unitea S ates Patent ~b. 3,937,549 issued February 10~ 1976.
hile all of the arransements and structures cisclosea in tne above-identified patents have achieved different degrees of success in mass terminating a plurality of insulated wire conductors, these designs are deficient in at least one of two respects. Either the connector is expensive to manufacture or the application tooling used to move the wire into the insulation displacement slots is expensive to manufacture and/or cumbersome to use.
_MMARY OF THE INVENTION
According to a broad aspect of the invention there is provided an electrical connector assembly for connecting an insulated wire conductor to another circuit member including a housing having a terminal receiving cavity therein, a terminal mounted in said cavity having an insulation displacement slot for receiving a wire conductor therein, and means for holding and locating a wire conductor in alignment over the slot of said terminal prior to connection thereto, whereby movement of said wire conductor laterally of its longitudinal axis into the slot causes displacement of the insulation so that the terminal electrically contacts said conductor, said holding and locating means comprising an upwardly facing, U-shaped clamp member having a wire receiving area defined between two resilient legs characterised in that said clamp member is mounted for movement with the wire conductor, independently of the terminal, into the cavity alongside the terminal, from an initial position wherein said wire conductor is positioned over said terminal slot downwardly into the cavity to a final position wherein said wire conductor is terminated, whereby the legs position the wire conductor in the wire receiving area in the initial position and exert an inward lateral force against the insulated wire conductor when the clamp member is moved to the final position thereby providing strain relief against accidental pull out of the conductor from the housing.
BRIEF-DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Figure 1 is a perspective view of the connector assembly of the present invention wherein the insulated wire conductors are shown held and positioned prior to their termination;
Figure 2 is a partially fragmented, sectional perspective view of the connector assembly of the present invention wherein the insulated wire conductors are shown terr.linated;
Figure 3 is a sectional view taken generally along the line 3-3 of Figure l; and Figure 4 is a sectional view taken generally along the line 4-4 of Figure 2.
_SCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
Turning now to the drawings, the connector assembly of the present invention, generally designated 10, is shown in Figures 1 and 2. The particular conr.ector asser~ly 10 s~.~7n in toe arawings is a splice co Mector for the pur-~ose of connecting one set of insulated wire conductors 12 to another set of insulated wire conductors 14. It is understood that the connector zssembly 10r .
which will be discussed in sreater detail hereinafter, can be used to electriczlly connect an insulated wire conauctor 12 with any other type of circuit element.
m e connector assembly 10 is seen to generally include a housing, generally designated 16, which comprises a floor 18 (Fig. 2) surrounaed by a pair or upstanding side walls 20 and a pair of upstznding end walls 22. A plurality of cavities, generally designated 24z, 24b and 24c, are formed between tr.e side walls 20 and are defined between the side walls 20 and a plurality of parallel intermediate spaced apart L~standing barrier walls 26.
Each cavity 24a, 24b ann 24c has pairs of opposing vertical cbanneis 28 and 30 formed in ,he barrier walls 25 or side walls 20. Each cavity 24a, 24b and 24c also includes an opening 34 in the end walls 22 at oEposite ends thereor. Slots 36 (Fis. 2) are formed in tbe floor 18 of each cavity 24a, 24b and 24c for purposes whicb will becone rore apparent hereinafter.
Looking at Fig. 2, eacn czvity 24a, 24b and 24c has a metal terminzl, generally designate 40 mounted tnerein. Each terminal 40 has two upstanding wire conr.ecting plate portions 42 intregrally joined by a horizontal portion 44. Each wire conr.ecting portion 42 has a pair of bosses 46 formed on either l 3~ 7 side tr.ereof. In aa~ition, each wire connectinG portion 42 has a conventional insulation displacement slot 50 (Fig. 3~ for~Rd therein for receiving a wire conductor 12 or 14 therein.
Each terminal 40 is mounted in its respective cavity 24a, 24b and 24c by sliding motion. This is accomplishea my th.e cooperation of bosses 46 within channel 28 to suide and loc2te the terminal witr;in its cavity.
Prior to terr1n2ting tAe wire conauctors 12 and 14 into their correspondins terminals 40, it is necessary to position tne conductors over the respective insulation displacements slots 50.
To this end, there is provided holdins and locating means in tne forr of an u~Jwardly facing, U-sha~ed clar.p member, generally aesisnated 56. mhe clamp member 56 may be stamped frcm metal or .orrRd from plastic.
The clamp member S6 has a horizontal tight portion 58 witn two resilient less 60 extending u2war~1y tnererrcm at an outward ar.gle as oest seen in Fig. 3. T`ne region in ~et~een legs 60 defines a wire receiving area which is adapted to reoe ive w re conductor 12 or 14.
Opposing protrusions 62 are forred on the ir,nersices of the free ends of legs 60. The area between protrusions 62 defi~e~ n entrance which is constricted relative to tne rem2ining width of the area between legs 60. Preferably, une width of the entrance is not greater than the diameter of lo insulated wire conductor.
Tnus, when the wire conouctor 12 or 14 is inserted into the wire receiving areii th.roucJh tr.e cor~tricted entr;noe , tr.e legs 60 are forced aFart. As he wire conductor is rmoved t.~irou~n the entrance the legs 60 spring back to tneir rorri~l position tr.ereby OEptUring the wire conductor in the receiving area as is cest shim in Fig. 3.
The clar.1F member 56 is r.our.'ed for r.over.~ent into a cavity 24z, 24b or 24c by provi~ins a pair cf oF~osing bosi,es 64 rormed on either side of the clamp merger 56. Bosses 64 are received witr.in channels 30 in each cavity 24a, 24b and 24c. As the clamp member 56 is moved downwardly it channels 30, the legs 60 move tiara one another as indi oe ted by the arr~ls in Fig. 3. the legs 60 of cl2mp meriber 56 exert zn inward lateral force agzir.st the insulation of the insulated wire conductor 12 or 14 2S it is moved from the initial position shun in Fig. 3 to a fin21 position as s~.a~?;; I .y. 4 .
Loo~ng at Fig. I, ye less 60 or clay mer.~ber 56 act as a strain relief asainst acciaental axial pull out. In addition, clamp m.e~bers S6 move the wire conductor 12 or 14 witn it as it is rovea frcm its initial Fosition to its final position.
It is not necesary to proviae a special application tool to termir~te the connector asser~bly 10. Any wind of a noncontoured ram (not shun) which presses on on the top of he clamp members 56 is sufficient. By providing a ?latform or ram of sufficient area to cover the top of the connector assembly 10, all of the wire conductors 12 and 14 will be sir~ltaneously mass terminated a D~7 when all of the clasp ~e~bers 56 are Fu~hea ~ow~7ardly rrc~l the initial Fosition to the final position.
If, aster termination, it is desireG Jo disconnect one of the wire conductors 12 or 14, the user will not be faced with the same problems as with prior art devices. In the past, the disconnection of a terr.inated wire al~7ays destroyed tr.e strain relief ar.d usually destroyec the termin 1. Hcwever, c4 Mector assæ~bly 10 provioe s the slot 36 for tr.e purpose of permitting a thin flat blade of a tool (not shch7n) to Bush up against the bottom of the bight portion 58 of clasp meD~er 56. IJhen this occurs, the clamp member 56 pops uEwar~ly releasing the wire conductor 12 or 14 without c~stroying terrunal 40.
If it is desired to mass terminate a plurality of insulated wire conductors in the type of connector Gescrib~d, it is necess ry to position tbe conductors over the insulation displacement slots prior to moving them into their respective slots. This type of prooe ss is used most commonly in association with certain application equipment sucn as tnat disclosed in United States Patent f 4~235rO15 issued ~bvember 25r 1980 or in associâtion ~lith the raDricâtion o, a harness on a hoard Mien is ~isclosea in United States Patent ho. 3,~59,724 iss~ea January 14, lS75.
If equii~r.,er.t is used, tllere is normzlly a buiit-in meæns for holding and locating tr.e wire conductors in alisnr.,ent over the slot of the têrr,~ir21. P.owever~ ~Jhen rabricatiny a hzrr.ess or sass termmat~y a connector wlthout aut~atic or ser.;i-zutc~,atic machinery, it is necessary for t'r.e me&ns for holdiny &nd locating the wire conductors to be provided either on the connector itself or in close proxir.lity to tne connector.
Examples of an arrangement which receives the connector in a jig or fiYture is disclose in United S.ates Patent to 4,1Gl,189 issued July 18, 1978 and United States Potent lo. 3,859,724 issued Januzrv 14, 1975. m e wire conductors are held in the fixture separate ire tr.e corrector prior to ter...ination.
Anotr.er rleans or locatins tne wire conauctors is disclosed in Unite Stztes Patent ~b. 4,191,4~2 issued rlarch I, 1980 and United States Patent No. 4,262,984 issued Puff oi. lne e patents show the ter~,inal or co Mector housing holaing the wire conductors in t~.eir proper locations prior to ter.~,ination.
Still another reans of locating and holains wire concuctors prior to their terr,ination is disclosea in United States Patent Jo. 3,990,762 issueo ~bvember 9~ 1976 and Unitea S ates Patent ~b. 3,937,549 issued February 10~ 1976.
hile all of the arransements and structures cisclosea in tne above-identified patents have achieved different degrees of success in mass terminating a plurality of insulated wire conductors, these designs are deficient in at least one of two respects. Either the connector is expensive to manufacture or the application tooling used to move the wire into the insulation displacement slots is expensive to manufacture and/or cumbersome to use.
_MMARY OF THE INVENTION
According to a broad aspect of the invention there is provided an electrical connector assembly for connecting an insulated wire conductor to another circuit member including a housing having a terminal receiving cavity therein, a terminal mounted in said cavity having an insulation displacement slot for receiving a wire conductor therein, and means for holding and locating a wire conductor in alignment over the slot of said terminal prior to connection thereto, whereby movement of said wire conductor laterally of its longitudinal axis into the slot causes displacement of the insulation so that the terminal electrically contacts said conductor, said holding and locating means comprising an upwardly facing, U-shaped clamp member having a wire receiving area defined between two resilient legs characterised in that said clamp member is mounted for movement with the wire conductor, independently of the terminal, into the cavity alongside the terminal, from an initial position wherein said wire conductor is positioned over said terminal slot downwardly into the cavity to a final position wherein said wire conductor is terminated, whereby the legs position the wire conductor in the wire receiving area in the initial position and exert an inward lateral force against the insulated wire conductor when the clamp member is moved to the final position thereby providing strain relief against accidental pull out of the conductor from the housing.
BRIEF-DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Figure 1 is a perspective view of the connector assembly of the present invention wherein the insulated wire conductors are shown held and positioned prior to their termination;
Figure 2 is a partially fragmented, sectional perspective view of the connector assembly of the present invention wherein the insulated wire conductors are shown terr.linated;
Figure 3 is a sectional view taken generally along the line 3-3 of Figure l; and Figure 4 is a sectional view taken generally along the line 4-4 of Figure 2.
_SCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
Turning now to the drawings, the connector assembly of the present invention, generally designated 10, is shown in Figures 1 and 2. The particular conr.ector asser~ly 10 s~.~7n in toe arawings is a splice co Mector for the pur-~ose of connecting one set of insulated wire conductors 12 to another set of insulated wire conductors 14. It is understood that the connector zssembly 10r .
which will be discussed in sreater detail hereinafter, can be used to electriczlly connect an insulated wire conauctor 12 with any other type of circuit element.
m e connector assembly 10 is seen to generally include a housing, generally designated 16, which comprises a floor 18 (Fig. 2) surrounaed by a pair or upstanding side walls 20 and a pair of upstznding end walls 22. A plurality of cavities, generally designated 24z, 24b and 24c, are formed between tr.e side walls 20 and are defined between the side walls 20 and a plurality of parallel intermediate spaced apart L~standing barrier walls 26.
Each cavity 24a, 24b ann 24c has pairs of opposing vertical cbanneis 28 and 30 formed in ,he barrier walls 25 or side walls 20. Each cavity 24a, 24b and 24c also includes an opening 34 in the end walls 22 at oEposite ends thereor. Slots 36 (Fis. 2) are formed in tbe floor 18 of each cavity 24a, 24b and 24c for purposes whicb will becone rore apparent hereinafter.
Looking at Fig. 2, eacn czvity 24a, 24b and 24c has a metal terminzl, generally designate 40 mounted tnerein. Each terminal 40 has two upstanding wire conr.ecting plate portions 42 intregrally joined by a horizontal portion 44. Each wire conr.ecting portion 42 has a pair of bosses 46 formed on either l 3~ 7 side tr.ereof. In aa~ition, each wire connectinG portion 42 has a conventional insulation displacement slot 50 (Fig. 3~ for~Rd therein for receiving a wire conductor 12 or 14 therein.
Each terminal 40 is mounted in its respective cavity 24a, 24b and 24c by sliding motion. This is accomplishea my th.e cooperation of bosses 46 within channel 28 to suide and loc2te the terminal witr;in its cavity.
Prior to terr1n2ting tAe wire conauctors 12 and 14 into their correspondins terminals 40, it is necessary to position tne conductors over the respective insulation displacements slots 50.
To this end, there is provided holdins and locating means in tne forr of an u~Jwardly facing, U-sha~ed clar.p member, generally aesisnated 56. mhe clamp member 56 may be stamped frcm metal or .orrRd from plastic.
The clamp member S6 has a horizontal tight portion 58 witn two resilient less 60 extending u2war~1y tnererrcm at an outward ar.gle as oest seen in Fig. 3. T`ne region in ~et~een legs 60 defines a wire receiving area which is adapted to reoe ive w re conductor 12 or 14.
Opposing protrusions 62 are forred on the ir,nersices of the free ends of legs 60. The area between protrusions 62 defi~e~ n entrance which is constricted relative to tne rem2ining width of the area between legs 60. Preferably, une width of the entrance is not greater than the diameter of lo insulated wire conductor.
Tnus, when the wire conouctor 12 or 14 is inserted into the wire receiving areii th.roucJh tr.e cor~tricted entr;noe , tr.e legs 60 are forced aFart. As he wire conductor is rmoved t.~irou~n the entrance the legs 60 spring back to tneir rorri~l position tr.ereby OEptUring the wire conductor in the receiving area as is cest shim in Fig. 3.
The clar.1F member 56 is r.our.'ed for r.over.~ent into a cavity 24z, 24b or 24c by provi~ins a pair cf oF~osing bosi,es 64 rormed on either side of the clamp merger 56. Bosses 64 are received witr.in channels 30 in each cavity 24a, 24b and 24c. As the clamp member 56 is moved downwardly it channels 30, the legs 60 move tiara one another as indi oe ted by the arr~ls in Fig. 3. the legs 60 of cl2mp meriber 56 exert zn inward lateral force agzir.st the insulation of the insulated wire conductor 12 or 14 2S it is moved from the initial position shun in Fig. 3 to a fin21 position as s~.a~?;; I .y. 4 .
Loo~ng at Fig. I, ye less 60 or clay mer.~ber 56 act as a strain relief asainst acciaental axial pull out. In addition, clamp m.e~bers S6 move the wire conductor 12 or 14 witn it as it is rovea frcm its initial Fosition to its final position.
It is not necesary to proviae a special application tool to termir~te the connector asser~bly 10. Any wind of a noncontoured ram (not shun) which presses on on the top of he clamp members 56 is sufficient. By providing a ?latform or ram of sufficient area to cover the top of the connector assembly 10, all of the wire conductors 12 and 14 will be sir~ltaneously mass terminated a D~7 when all of the clasp ~e~bers 56 are Fu~hea ~ow~7ardly rrc~l the initial Fosition to the final position.
If, aster termination, it is desireG Jo disconnect one of the wire conductors 12 or 14, the user will not be faced with the same problems as with prior art devices. In the past, the disconnection of a terr.inated wire al~7ays destroyed tr.e strain relief ar.d usually destroyec the termin 1. Hcwever, c4 Mector assæ~bly 10 provioe s the slot 36 for tr.e purpose of permitting a thin flat blade of a tool (not shch7n) to Bush up against the bottom of the bight portion 58 of clasp meD~er 56. IJhen this occurs, the clamp member 56 pops uEwar~ly releasing the wire conductor 12 or 14 without c~stroying terrunal 40.
Claims (6)
PROPERTY OR PRIVILEGE IS CLAIMED ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:
1. An electrical connector assembly for connecting an insulated wire conductor to another circuit member including a housing having a terminal receiving cavity therein, a terminal mounted in said cavity having an insulation displacement slot for receiving a wire conductor therein, and means for holding and locating a wire conductor in alignment over the slot of said terminal prior to connection thereto, whereby movement of said wire conductor laterally of its longitudinal axis into the slot causes displacement of the insulation so that the terminal elec-trically contacts said conductor, said holding and locating means comprising an upwardly facing, U-shaped clamp member having a wire receiving area defined between two resilient legs characteri-sed in that said clamp member is mounted for movement with the wire conductor, independently of the terminal, into the cavity alongside the terminal, from an initial position wherein said wire conductor is positioned over said terminal slot downwardly into the cavity to a final position wherein said wire conductor is terminated, whereby the legs position the wire conductor in the wire receiving area in the initial position and exert an inward lateral force against the insulated wire conductor when the clamp member is moved to the final position thereby providing strain relief against accidental pull out of the con-ductor from the housing.
2. The connector assembly of claim 1 wherein the wire receiving area has an entrance defined between the free ends of the legs, said entrance being constricted relative to the remaining width of said area so that the width or the entrance is not greater than the diameter of the wire conductor, whereby, while in the initial position, the legs are forced apart when the wire conductor is moved through the entrance and spring back to their normal position when the wire conductor is captured in the receiving area.
3. The connector assembly of claim 1 wherein said claim member includes a bight portion joining the legs, said legs extending upwardly at an outward angle from the bight portion so that the free ends are spaced a greater distance apart than the bight portion, whereby the legs move inwardly as the clamp member is moved to the final position.
4. The connector assembly of claim 1 including a second terminal mounted in said cavity spaced from said first terminal and having insulation displacement slot means spaced from said first terminal.
5. The connector assembly of claim 4 including an electrically conductive portion integrally formed with said first and second terminals.
6. The connector assembly of claim 1 wherein each cavity has a floor with a slot formed therein to allow engagement with the bottom of the clamp member when said claim member is in its final position, whereby an upward force exerted against the bottom of the clamp member through said slot causes the clamp member and the wire conductor to move upwardly back to its initial position.
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