| CPC H01R 4/2425 (2013.01) [H01R 4/2495 (2013.01); H01R 13/516 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
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1. A connector, comprising:
a housing including:
an upper casing defining an aperture through which a wire is adapted to extend; and
a lower casing defining a chamber receiving the upper casing, the chamber defining an opening that opens toward the upper casing, the upper casing movable relative to the lower casing upon the exerting of a force on the upper casing such that the aperture and the opening at least partially overlap; and
a conductive terminal disposed in the chamber of the lower casing and adapted to tear an outer insulation of the wire arranged within the chamber to electrically connect to a conductor of the wire as the upper casing is moved toward the lower casing, the conductive terminal including:
a body; and
a pair of piercing portions extending upward from opposite sides of the body, each pair of piercing portions including a pair of piercing pieces and a piercing clip slot formed between the pair of piercing pieces to tear the outer insulation of the wire.
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