EDWARD KEY
Vehicle Board in Coffeetown, PA

5599202, Feb 4, 1997

Jan 22, 1996

8/589511

Edward Key - Palmyra PA

Electrical Wiring Device Company, Inc. - Blue Bell PA

H01R 1358

439459

An electrical plug or receptacle for securement to an end of an electrical cable having plural insulated electrical wires. The connector comprises a front housing having a longitudinal axis, a rear housing, a termination block, a strain relief keeper, and plural zero gap insulation displacement terminals. The two housings are movably secured to each other by screw threads so that when secured together they form a hollow interior chamber for receipt of the cable end. The insulation displacement terminals are located within the front housing section and each includes a tined-portion extending into the interior chamber. The termination block is located within the interior chamber and is adapted to receive and hold portions of the electrical wires contiguous with the free ends thereof for electrical engagement by the insulation displacement terminals. The strain relief keeper is a cup-shaped member located within the interior chamber and coupled to the termination block to hold the free end portions of the electrical conductors therein for engagement by the insulation displacement terminals and to tightly engage respective portion of the conductors' insulation to prevent the cable from being pulled out of the connector. A ratchet locking mechanism is provided to hold the two housings together.