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A stackable splice module adapted to engage and mount to additional stackable splice modules to form an electrical connector for pairs of wires, the stackable splice module including an upper portion and a lower portion. A series of indexing teeth are formed along the length of the upper portion, de

A stackable splice module adapted to engage and mount to additional stackable splice modules to form an electrical connector for pairs of wires, the stackable splice module including an upper portion and a lower portion. A series of indexing teeth are formed along the length of the upper portion, defining wire receiving passages therebetween. Contact elements are mounted within the stackable splice modules, each having an upper end that projects into the teeth of the upper portion of its stackable splice module. The contact elements each include a wire receiving slot aligned with a wire receiving passage of the upper portion and which engages in the insulated wires to establish contact therewith. Lower ends of each contact element project into the lower portions of the splice modules and each include contact slots adapted to engage and receive a contact member of an upper end of a contact element of an additional splice module being stacked thereunder.

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A connector for connecting groups of wires in series, comprising: a series of stackable splice modules, said series comprised of at least a lower splice module and an upper splice module; said splice modules each including an upper portion defining a series of wire receiving passages therein, and a

A connector for connecting groups of wires in series, comprising: a series of stackable splice modules, said series comprised of at least a lower splice module and an upper splice module; said splice modules each including an upper portion defining a series of wire receiving passages therein, and a lower portion adapted to receive an additional splice module,, in stacking engagement therewith; conductive means mounted within each of said splice modules each including an upper end defining a wire receiving slot positioned within a wire receiving passage of said upper portion for conductively engaging a wire received therein, and a lower end that projects through said lower portion of said splice module and is adapted to receive and conductively engage an upper end of a conductive means of an additional splice module, said wire receiving slot having a wide upper cavity for receiving and retaining a wire and a narrow intermediate portion which engages and cuts through insulation surrounding the wire to conductively engage the wire; means on said lower portions for urging wires retained in the wide upper cavities of the wire receiving slots into the narrow intermediate portions of the wire receiving slots; and whereby as said splice modules are stacked atop one another, the wires retained in the wide upper cavities of the wire receiving slots are urged into the narrow intermediate portions of the wire receiving slots and wherein said upper ends of said conductive means of said lower splice module are guided into engagement with said lower ends of said conductive means of said upper splice module to form a connection between the groups of wires.