Wire connector for telecommunications cables

Claim 1

A wire connector for connecting incoming and outgoing pairs of wires of a telecommunications cable, said connector comprising: a connector body (3) consisting of a cover portion (1) and a bottom portion (2), there being fixedly mounted in said bottom portion (2) at least one solderless, non-screwed, strip-free terminal element (5) for the termination of a pair of wires (4), said terminal element comprising contact arms (5a) and a resilient tab (7) integrally formed therewith, said tab having a crimped portion (6) at the distal end thereof adapted to engagingly receive a test prod, said contact arms (5a) of said terminal element (5) being positioned at an angle of 45 degrees relative to the axis of the connecting wires; said bottom portion (2) comprises tubular guide means (8) or channel-like guide means (8a) to receive and clamping ribs (9) at the inner ends of said guide means to retain in position the incoming and outgoing pair of cable wires; a cutting blade (10) for separating the cable ends is inserted in said bottom portion (2); said cover portion (1) furthermore comprises an aperture (11) adapted to receive a test prod (12) said aperture being positioned so that upon insertion, the test prod displaces and engages said resiliently oriented crimped portion of said tab for external connection to said terminal element.