Patent ID: 6699064
Filing Date: 2004-03-02
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A connector assembly comprising:a connector board having a first face and a second face, and a first side and a second side bordering said first and second faces, wherein said second face is opposite said first face and said second side is opposite said first side; a plurality of connectors attached to said connector board, each connector having a first terminal projecting from said first face for electrical connection to a first wire, and each connector having a second terminal, electrically connected to said first terminal, projecting from said second face for electrical connection to a second wire; a first trough attached to said first side; and a second trough attached to said second side, wherein wires electrically connected to one or more of said second terminals can engage said first trough and said second trough to provide strain relief to electrical connections between the wires and said second terminals, wherein said first trough includes: a first part extending from said first side; a second part extending from said first side and forming a cradle facing toward said first side; and a gap formed between said first part and said second part, wherein said gap is of sufficient size to enable a wire to pass therethrough and into said cradle of said second part.