A terminal housing is provided, comprising a first housing part (100), wherein the first housing part (100) has at least one receptacle (110, 120) for a
ribbon cable (130, 131), wherein the at least one receptacle (110, 120) has a connection area (111, 121) for establishing a piercing contact with the
ribbon cable (130, 131) via
electrically conductive prongs (101, 102), the base of which opposite the tip of the
electrically conductive prongs (101, 102) is attached to the bottom of the connection area (111, 121), and a second housing part (200) for covering the at least one receptacle (110, 120), wherein the connection area (111, 121) is limited in and against the direction of travel by a spacer (112, 113, 122, 123), wherein the spacers (112, 113, 122, 123) each have a
support surface (112a, 113a, 122a, 123a) for the flat
ribbon cable (130, 131) and that the second housing part (200) at the locations,the second housing part (200) which, when placed on the first housing part (100), is opposite the connection areas (111, 121) of the first housing part (100), has projections (220) which project towards the first housing part (100) and which, when the connection between the first housing part (100) and the second housing part (200) is established, engage between the spacers delimiting the connection areas (111, 121), so that the piercing connection is made by pressing the mandrels (101, 102) through the insulation of the ribbon cable (130, 131), and a method for making a piercing contact between a ribbon cable and a device with such a terminal housing.