Patent ID: 7713096
Filing Date: 2010-05-11
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A modular electrical connector comprising: a first connector portion having an electrical terminal and a mating surface; a second connector portion having a mating surface, the mating surface of the second connector portion being interconnected to the mating surface of the first connector portion, the first connector portion and the second connector portion defining a connector body having a first end and a second end; and wherein a first end of the connecting rod bears against an outer surface of the first connector portion, and a second end of the connecting rod bears against an outer surface of the second connector portion a connecting rod; wherein each of the first and second connector portions have an axially formed aperture; wherein the connecting rod extends through the axially formed apertures of the first and second connector portions; and wherein a first portion of the connecting rod is deformed against an outer surface of the first end of the connector body and a second portion of the connecting rod is deformed against an outer surface of the second end of the connector body, the first and second portions of the connecting rod fastening the first and second connector portions together.