Patent ID: 7753739
Filing Date: 2010-07-13
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. Modular unit comprising: at least one electrical connector for plugging into an electrical base terminal, the connector having a housing with opposite first and second sides, at least one conductor terminal element located therein and a plug-in contact electrically connected to the conductor terminal element; and two fixing covers each of which is mountable on a respective side of the housing, each fixing cover having a fixing mechanism for connection to the electrical base terminal; wherein the fixing mechanism of the cover for the first side of the housing is located transversely off-center relative to a lengthwise centerline thereof in a first direction while the fixing mechanism of the cover for the second side of the housing is located transversely off-center relative to the lengthwise centerline thereof in an opposite second direction so that the fixing mechanism on the cover for a first side of the housing of a first electrical connector can be attached to the electrical base terminal laterally adjacent the fixing mechanism on the cover for a facing second side of the housing of a second electrical connector.