Patent ID: 7410386
Filing Date: 2008-08-12
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A connector assembly for terminating a wire or a plurality of discrete wires and for selective electrical interconnection with a header assembly, the connector assembly comprising: a front housing defining at least one channel therein and including at least one passage to accept a separable contact lead, the front housing including a front end portion and a rear end portion, the front end portion of the front housing defines a cavity formed in a front face thereof; a rear housing selectively operatively connectable to the front housing, the rear housing including at least one passage formed therein and in operative association with a respective channel of the front housing, each passage terminating a respective discrete wire, the rear housing including a front end portion and a rear end portion, the rear end portion of the rear housing being configured and dimensioned for insertion into the cavity of the front housing; and at least one contact disposed at least partially within each channel of the front housing and each corresponding passage of the rear housing, wherein each contact is configured and adapted to define a poke-in connection, wherein a portion of the respective discrete wire extends through the rear housing and into the front housing.