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A single metal blank is stamped and formed to provide an electrical terminal which includes sets of jaws which are closed toward one another to penetrate through insulation of a wire conductor and to grippingly engage the conductor. The jaws are closed readily by a pair of pliers. The terminal may b

A single metal blank is stamped and formed to provide an electrical terminal which includes sets of jaws which are closed toward one another to penetrate through insulation of a wire conductor and to grippingly engage the conductor. The jaws are closed readily by a pair of pliers. The terminal may be applied as a tap-off along one of a pair of wire connectors without disturbing the other conductor.

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CM,1. A terminal for electrical connection to a stranded wire conductor, the terminal being stamped and formed from a single metal blank and comprising: a first terminating section formed with a first bight section interconnecting a pair of opposed first plate portions bent outwardly from said first

CM,1. A terminal for electrical connection to a stranded wire conductor, the terminal being stamped and formed from a single metal blank and comprising: a first terminating section formed with a first bight section interconnecting a pair of opposed first plate portions bent outwardly from said first bight section, said pair of first plate portions having aligned open ended slots, the sides of which define opposed insulating slicing and wire engaging jaws spaced apart a distance less than the diameter of a wire conductor to be engaged between said jaws, a second terminating section opposed from said first terminating section, said second terminating section being formed with a second bight section interconnecting a pair of opposed second plate portions bent outwardly from said second bight section and spaced farther apart than said first plate portions, said second plate portions being provided with aligned open ended slots the sides of which define opposed insulation slicing and wire engaging jaws, spaced apart less than the diameter of a wire conductor to be terminated between said jaws, a flange adjacent to and coplanar with said first bight section, said flange projecting laterally aside said first plate portions, a web portion connecting said second terminating section with said flange, said second terminating section being pivotable by bending said web portion to close toward said first terminating section and said flange, so that said slots of said first and said second plate portions are brought into alignment and simultaneously receive a wire conductor therein and establish electrical connection thereto, said flange providing a stop against which said second plate portions engage to limit pivoting of said terminating sections relative to each other, and said web portion having one or more bends therein, initially positioning said second terminating section partially closed toward said first terminating section.