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1. A single element electrical connector configured for connecting wires to a component, the connector comprising:
a single conductive contact element formed into a cage structure having a wire insert end and a wire contact end along a longitudinal centerline axis of the connector, wherein the wire insert end is opposite the wire contact end; wherein the cage structure comprises:
a wall structure at the wire insert end defining an inlet opening for a wire, and wherein the wall structure comprises a plurality of walls bent into a box-like structure; andtwo or more contact tines biased toward the centerline axis downstream of the wall structure in an insertion direction of the wire into the connector, wherein the two or more contact tines define a contact pinch point for an exposed core of the wire; release tabs extending from a forward-most portion of the two or more contact tines, wherein the release tabs are configured for engagement by a tool to separate the two or more contact tines to remove a wire inserted into the connector, wherein the release tabs extend generally parallel to the centerline axis, and wherein at least one of the release tabs extends less than an entire distance across the forward-most portion of a respective contact tine; and a contact surface defined by a member of the cage structure for electrical mating contact with a respective contact element on the component. |
