Modular plug connector
CA 1235765 A · Owner: American Telephone And Telegraph Company · Inventors: Denkmann, W. John; Reichard, George W. Jr.; Gustin, Paul R.
Overview
Its claims, description and drawings are in the Canadian Patents Database.
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Abstract A modular plug connector is adapted to terminate a cord having a number of insulated solid wire conductors. The connector includes a dielectric housing that facilitates interconnection between the solid wire conductor and a metallic terminal which slides into a terminal-receiving slot of the dielectric housing. The metallic terminal includes three tangs or blades, that, pierce the insulation surrounding the solid wire and achieve electrical contact. Adjacent tangs grasp the solid wire on opposite sides of its center line but are, controllably spread before making contact with the wire by cam surfaces molded into the side walls of the terminal-receiving slot. Reliable connections …
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- Granted April 26, 1988. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended April 26, 2005.
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