Patent ID: 7297031
Filing Date: 2007-11-20
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector for removable attachment to a plurality of different electrical connectors, comprising: first and second endcaps; first and second elongate rails, each of said first and second rails being removably attached at one end to one of said first or second endcap; and a plurality of connector modules arranged between said first and second endcaps, said connector modules being separable from one another and each including at least one male or female connecting member adapted to electrically connect at a first end to a first electrical component or part thereof and at a second, opposite end to a second electrical component or part thereof, each of said connecting members including a single projection at the first end for removably engaging with the first electrical component or part thereof and a single projection or a single receptacle at the second end for removably engaging with the second electrical component or part thereof, each of said connector modules being movable relative to said first and second rails when said first and second rails are detached from said first or second endcap to enable different configurations of connector modules to be positioned between said first and second endcaps and thereby provide for removable engagement with a plurality of different first electrical components and a plurality of different second electrical components.