Patent ID: 8529300
Filing Date: 2013-09-10
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector assembly comprising: a front housing having a mating interface; contact modules held by the front housing and extending rearward from the front housing, each contact module having a plurality of conductors held by a dielectric contact module body, the conductors having mating portions extending from the contact module body and mounting portions extending from the contact module body, the contact modules having channels formed therein, the channels being defined by interior surfaces of the contact module bodies, the interior surfaces being stepped and including one or more flanges extending from the interior surfaces into the channels; and an organizer bar received in the channels of the contact modules, the organizer bar being manufactured from a dielectric material, the organizer bar including grooves extending circumferentially around the organizer bar, the flanges being received in corresponding grooves to hold the positions of the contact modules relative to one another.