Jack and plug electrical assembly

Claim 1

A quick connect multiconnection electrical assembly employing a jack (10) and complementary plug (12) wherein the jack comprises: (a) a dielectric housing (18) having a front (20) and back (22), portion, (b) a central cavity (34) within the housing defined by two sidewalls (40, 42) and extending from the front to the back protion of the housing, (c) a pair of guiderails (44, 46), in each sidewall accommodating the plug inserted into the front of the housing, (d) an upper cavity (36) within the housing defined by two sidewalls, a front wall (52) and a ceiling, said upper cavity accommodating an upper jack insert (16), (e) a lower cavity (38),within the housing defined by two sidewalls, a front wall (54), and a floor, said lower cavity accommodating a lower jack insert (14), (f) said upper and lower jack inserts having a dielectric structure of a size and shape complementary to the upper and lower cavities, respectively, and multiple internal channels each one accommodating a single spring wire conductor (90), each conductor exiting from an end of the structure and bent back over a top of the structure so that the conductors extend towards the central cavity (34), to form terminal ends when the inserts are inserted into the upper (36), and lower (38) cavities from the back of the jack; and the plug'(12) comprises: (a) a dielectric housing (78), with a cord input end (68), for receiving an end portion of a cord (70) containing multiple insulated wires (86), internal surfaces of the plug housing defining a cavity (106) enclosing the end portion of the multiple insulated wires, (b) means (72), for securing the cord within the plug housing, (c) a conductor contact end (80), opposite said cord-input end, the contact end having an upper and lower end, each containing multiple conductor receiving throughs (76), formed in a portion of the cavity, each trough accommodating one of the insulated wires (86), (d) a plurality of terminal-receiving openings (82), each one communicating with a trough and the exterior of the plug, and (e) a conductive insulation piercing terminal (74) positioned within each terminal receiving opening with its first contact portion (84), engaging the conductive wire by piercing the insulation of the insulated wire in the trough and a second contact portion (88), facing the exterior of the plug and being available to electrically contact a spring wire conductor from the jack insert.