US Patent 7275952 Hinged electrical connector

A hinged electrical connector is disclosed. The connector includes an arcuate lid portion and an arcuate connector housing portion hingedly attached to the lid portion. The lid portion includes a wire alignment structure to retain one or more wires in a compact fashion and the connector housing portion has at least one electrically conductive contact retained in it to engage the wires retained in the wire alignment structure. The lid and connector housing close to an operative position to form an electrical connector that can be passed through standard electrical panel knock-outs and which is also resistant to snagging.