| US 7,470,143 B2 | ||
| Electrical connector components | ||
| Robert H. Osborn, Jr., Collierville, Tenn. (US); Andrew C. Cole, Memphis, Tenn. (US); and James Michael Baker, Southaven, Miss. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Thomas & Betts International, Inc., Wilmington, Del. (US) | ||
| Filed on Jan. 22, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/656,212. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/793436, filed on Apr. 20, 2006. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0249215 A1, Oct. 25, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. H01R 4/24 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 439—441 [439/438] | 15 Claims |
| 1. A contact terminal for an electrical connector comprising:
(a) a main contact body;
(b) a push-in wire connection portion of said main contact body cantilevered from said main contact body, said portion incorporating
an insulation displacement device to receive a wire for electrical connection to the contact terminal;
(c) a stiffener adjacent the junction of said main contact body and said portion, said stiffener providing rigidity to said
cantilevered portion.
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