Patent ID: 6652325
Filing Date: 2003-11-25
Classification: H01R,Y10S

Abstract:
An electrical connector component comprising:a support block; a plurality of contact leads supported by the support block each of the contact leads having first and second connection portions that extend out from opposing ends, respectively, of the support block, wherein the first connection portions of the contact leads are configured to connect with an external electrical system, at lest one of the contact leads also having a third connection portion on a surface of the contact leads that is opposite to the surface of the contact lead containing the first connection portion, the thin connection portion configured to make contact with a trace on an electrical device; a registration block having a registration surface suitable for aligning the end portions of each of a plurality of associated wires to be connected to the second connection portion of the associated contact lead; and a wire retention comb supported by the plurality of contact leads mid spaced apart from the registration block such that the second connection portion is exposed between the registration block and the wire retention comb, the wire retention comb including a row of teeth wherein at least one adjacent pair of teeth is suitable for receiving an associated wire that is to be connected to the second connection portion of a selected one of the contact lead.