Patent ID: 6217374
Filing Date: 2001-04-17
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector, comprising:an elongated dielectric housing having a central body portion with a front face, a rear face and at least three rows of terminal-receiving passages extending therebetween and including a top row, a middle row and a bottom row;a plurality of terminals received in said passages and including top terminals received in at least some of the passages in said top row, middle terminals received in at least some of the passages in the middle row and bottom terminals received in at least some of the passages in the bottom row, all of the terminals having forward contact portions and tail portions projecting rearwardly from the body portion beyond said rear face thereof, and the tail portions of the middle terminals being longer than the tail portions of the top terminals; anda wire management platform projecting from the rear face of said central body portion, the platform including a first top surface at which the tail portions of the top terminals are juxtaposed, a second top surface offset from the first top surface and projecting further from the rear face of the body portion than the first top surface and at which the longer tail portions of the middle terminals are juxtaposed, and a bottom surface at which the tail portions of the bottom terminals are juxtaposed, said three surfaces facilitating connection of the tail portions of the terminals to the conductors of a plurality of discreet electrical wires.