Electrical connector having insulation stripping means

Abstract From the Canadian patent

A connector comprising first and second insulating housings each having one or more terminal-receiving passageways, intermatable male and female terminals received in the or each passageway of respective housings the or each female terminal comprising a web opposite edges of which are rolled over to define a pair of spring arms having free ends adjacent the web and the or each male terminal comprising a tab insertable longitudinally between the free ends of the arms and the or each web the terminals, and housings being provided with abutting surfaces enabling the terminals to be intermated by relative movement together of the housing to strip the insulation from an end of an insulated …