Patent ID: 6471551
Filing Date: 2002-10-29
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A microelectronic connector body, comprising:a front face having at least two cavities in a vertical dimension, said cavities being adapted to receive modular plugs; a rear face having at least one pair of vertical partitions defining an aperture for receiving a plurality of electrical components, wherein each of the vertical paritions of said pair of vertical partitions has a single alignment groove facing the aperture; and a dividing wall separating said front from said back, said dividing wall having openings for allowing leads to pass between said back and said front, wherein said aperture is configured to receive a first electrical component having first guide sections at substantially opposite lateral ends thereof such that said first guide sections are received into said alignment grooves in said vertical partitions, and wherein said aperture is further configured to receive a second electrical component having second guide sections at substantially opposite lateral ends thereof positioned behind said first electrical component such that said second guide sections are received into said alignment grooves in said vertical partitions behind the first guide sections.