Patent ID: 6247964
Filing Date: 2001-06-19
Classification: H01R,H02B

Abstract:
A wire connector block for receiving a plurality of wire connectors, said wire connector block being selectively mountable into an opening formed in a mounting surface having a front face and a rear face with a thickness being defined therebetween, said wire connector block comprising:a substantially flat base for mounting thereon a plurality of wire connectors;a boss extending from said base, said boss defining a contact surface for contacting a portion of said front face proximate said opening;an abutment device formed on a side of said base and adapted to be insertable through said opening for abutment with said rear face, said boss and said abutment device being located at opposite ends of said base; anda retention device for retaining said base in a fixed position such that said base is retained in said opening at least in part by the opposing forces of said contact surface abutting against said front face and said retention device abutting against said rear face, said abutment device being so shaped and arranged as to permit abutment with said rear face over a range of thickness of said mounting surface.