Patent ID: 6030241
Filing Date: 2000-02-29
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector for a printed circuit board comprising three connector portions for interconnecting a printed circuit board and an arrangement of wires, a first of said portions being adapted to be mounted on a printed circuit board, a second of said portions being adapted to be connected to a wiring arrangement, and a third of said portions being adapted to be positioned between said first and second portions; each of said connector portions including at least one set of contact members, the contact members on each of said connector portions mating with the contact members on the other of said connector portions when said connector portions are joined for interconnecting said printed circuit board and said wiring arrangement, and the third of said portions having a plurality of said sets of contacts with each set facing in a separate direction, whereby said first and second connector portions can be connected to each other in any one of said separate directions.