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This invention is an electrical connecting device which serves to make electrical contact between two or more electrical wires while simultaneously anchoring them to firmly resist physical separation of the connection. The novelty of the device is its adaptation for use in a system which enables con

This invention is an electrical connecting device which serves to make electrical contact between two or more electrical wires while simultaneously anchoring them to firmly resist physical separation of the connection. The novelty of the device is its adaptation for use in a system which enables connections to be made rapidly in continuous succession.

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An electrical wire connector specifically adapted for mechanical application by the action of an impact force comprising: a one-piece insulating housing comprised of a flattened hollow cylinder with a single opened end through which electrical wires are inserted into the said insulating housing wher

An electrical wire connector specifically adapted for mechanical application by the action of an impact force comprising: a one-piece insulating housing comprised of a flattened hollow cylinder with a single opened end through which electrical wires are inserted into the said insulating housing wherein the said insulating housing closely cradles the electrical wires and encapsulates the ends of the electrical wires within an electrically insulated casing; a slot with inclined edges forming a funnel-like shape that passes through the top wall of the said insulating housing located near the midsection and positioned generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the said insulating housing wherein the said slot functions to provide access to the electrical wires encapsulated within the said insulating housing; a resilient, conductive connecting element shaped like an arrowhead comprising a sharpened, cutting wedge on its lower portion, inward notches on each side above the said cutting wedge and a rectangular base portion located on top of the said cutting wedge wherein the point of the said cutting wedge is inserted into the said slot and is driven into the electrical wires held within the said insulating housing thereby acting to embed the said cutting wedge into the electrical wires forming an electrical connection while simultaneously wedging the electrical wires against the walls of the said insulating housing to secure a firm physical connection; an insulating fastener, fixed onto the base of the said connecting element, which has an upper portion shaped like the head of a tack, a lower portion shaped with inclined planes to form a wedge-like body and inward ledges at the upper portion of the said wedge-like body generally located at the midsection of the said fastener wherein the upper portion of the said fastener serves to receive and transmit an applied impact force to the said connecting element and wherein the lower portion of the said insulating fastener serves to guide the said connecting element into the said slot and to clasp into the said slot as the said fastener is moved to its closed position thereby locking the said connecting element within the said insulating housing.