Electrical housing member

Claim 1

In an insulated clip structure to be used in electrical connections, the combination comprising a sheath of resilient plastic insulating material defining a clip receiving cavity, a clip member which is essentially rigid as related to said sheath, said clip member being provided with a shoulder intermediate the ends thereof, said sheath being open at both ends, the front end of said sheath being provided with a flange serving as a stop for the corresponding end of said clip, said sheath further including a pair of oppositely disposed walls, one of said walls being provided with an internal catch member in the form of a wedge, and at least one of said walls being elongated in transverse section and so sized and shaped as to enable it to yield elastically in a transverse direction thereby to cause said opposite walls to be temporarily forced apart in a transverse direction as said clip following insertion into said sheath from the rear end engages and moves along said wedge, the front end of said wedge establishing a shoulder which is forced to position itself behind and engage said intermediate shoulder of said clip as said clip shoulder passes by said wedge shoulder and said elastically yieldable wall moves back toward said other wall, said engaged shoulders of said sheath and clip together with an engagement between the front end of said clip and said stop flange serving to prevent said clip from any longitudinal movement in either direction within said sheath.