US 11,670,876 B2
Electrical splice connector
David R. Peterson, Aurora, OH (US); and Joseph Sudik, Jr., Niles, OH (US)
Assigned to Aptiv Technologies Limited, St. Michael (BB)
Filed by Aptiv Technologies Limited, St. Michael (BB)
Filed on May 13, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/319,402.
Application 17/319,402 is a division of application No. 16/670,183, filed on Oct. 31, 2019, granted, now 11,038,288.
Prior Publication US 2021/0273352 A1, Sep. 2, 2021
Int. Cl. H01R 12/78 (2011.01); H01R 4/48 (2006.01); H01R 11/12 (2006.01); H01R 13/506 (2006.01); H01R 13/52 (2006.01); H01R 43/20 (2006.01); H01R 12/61 (2011.01)
CPC H01R 4/48 (2013.01) [H01R 11/12 (2013.01); H01R 12/61 (2013.01); H01R 12/78 (2013.01); H01R 13/506 (2013.01); H01R 13/5202 (2013.01); H01R 43/20 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electrical connector comprising:
wiring with multiple wires, each wire having a conductor covered in insulation, each wire having a stripped portion exposing the conductors, wherein the stripped portions are stacked on top of one another;
a housing having first and second housing portions providing a cavity, the first housing portion receiving the stripped portions, and the second housing portion includes a spring having a closed portion extending into the cavity and configured to urge the stripped portions into engagement with one another when the first and second housing portions are secured to another in an assembled connector condition; and
wherein the spring has a curved portion terminating in at least one end that is received in a slot in the second housing portion, and the curved portion terminates in opposing ends that are arranged adjacent to one another and are received in the slot.