| 摘要 |
The subject matter herein is an electrical connector particularly adapted for quickly and easily electrically and mechanically connecting insulated ends of a pair of insulated electrical wires. The subject connector includes an elongated penetrator tube, having a flared annular lip at one end. A groove is formed in the tube to provide a convenient means for holding the tube in an automatic assembly machine. The tube has a plurality of penetrator locks formed integral with side walls of the tube. Each of the locks has a plurality of penetrator prongs extending inwardly of the tube. One of the penetrator prongs in each of the locks is longer than the remainder of the prongs to provide a holding prong, which engages the insulating material as the wires are inserted into the tube to hold the wires in the tube prior to final locking. Each holding prong has a rounded side adjacent to the flared annular lip to facilitate insertion of insulated wires and avoid tearing of insulation and stubbing of the wires. A permanently deformable electrically-conductive sheath receives the tube. An insulator tube surrounds the sheath to insulate electrically the exterior of the sheath. When the connector is squeezed, the penetrator prongs penetrate the insulating material of the wire and electrically contact the electrical conductor so that the wires are mechanically gripped by the deformed tube and sheath, and are also electrically connected.
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