Patent ID: 6851970
Filing Date: 2005-02-08
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A joint connector for accommodating a plurality of terminal fittings and for electrically connecting together said terminal fittings according to a predetermined pattern, said joint connector comprising: said terminal fittings; a male housing for accommodating said terminal fittings; a female housing into which said male housing enters and with which said male housing is engaged; and a conductive sheet having electrically conductive foil portions and which is directly fixed to a bottom wall as well as two opposing side walls of an inner end portion of said female housing, wherein portions of said terminal fittings project from outer surfaces of said male housing, and when said male housing enters an interior of said female housing, said conductive foil portions are respectively brought into contact with said portions of said terminal fittings to electrically connect together said terminal fittings according to a predetermined pattern.