Connector for conductors

Claim 1

IN COMBINATION WITH A FLEXIBLE TAPE CONDUCTOR COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF THIN, FLAT CONDUCTOR ELEMENTS IMBEDDED IN A THIN INSULATING STRIP, THE ENDS OF SAID ELEMENTS EXTENDING OUTWARDLY OF SAID STRIP; THE IMPROVEMENT COMPRISING A PLUG PRONG EXTENSION FOR REMOVABLY CONNECTING ANY OF SAID INDIVIDUAL CONDUCTOR ELEMENTS TO A TERMINAL BLOCK, SAID PLUG PRONG EXTENSION COMPRISING A BODY PORTION OF SHEET METAL FOLDED MEDIALLY PROVIDING A PAIR OF ELONGATED LONGITUDINAL PORTIONS NORMALLY DISPOSED IN TENSIONED, CONTACTING PARALLEL RELATION, CAM ELEMENTS FORMED ON AT LEAST ONE OF SAID LONGITUDINAL PORTIONS ADJACENT THE FREE END THEREOF, A SLIDE MEMBER OF A LENGTH SUBSTANTIALLY LESS THAN THAT OF THE LONGITUDINAL PORTIONS FREELY RECEIVING SAID PORTIONS THERETHROUGH AND MANUALLY MOVABLE THEREON TOWARD THE CAM ELEMENTS, MEANS ON THE SLIDE MEMBER COMPLEMENTARILY FORMED FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH THE CAM ELEMENTS TO PRESS SAID LONGITUDINAL PORTIONS TOGETHER, SO THAT A CONDUCTOR ELEMENT MAY BE INSERTED BETWEEN THE FREE ENDS OF THE LONGITUDINAL PORTIONS AND BE HELD FIRMLY THEREIN ON ENGAGEMENT OF THE CAM ELEMENTS OF THE CONNECTOR ON MANUAL MOVEMENT OF THE SLIDE MEMBER AGAINST THE CAM MEMBERS, SAID FOLDED END OF SAID BODY PORTION DEFINING A PLUG HEAD ADAPTED FOR INSERTION INTO A TERMINAL BLOCK.