Patent ID: 7125285

Claim:
A joint connector, comprising: an insulative connector housing including a board receiving portion; a plurality of connection terminals, provided on the connector housing, which include projecting portions that project into the board receiving portion; and a board, which is inserted into the board receiving portion of the connector housing, on which a conductive wire and a plurality of through holes that provide electrical connections to the conductive wire are formed, wherein the projecting portions of the connection terminals contact to the conductive wire at the through holes of the board that is inserted into the board receiving portion of the connector housing to electrically connect predetermined connection terminals of the connection terminals with each other; wherein the board is a multi-layer board having a plurality of board portions which are laminated to each other; wherein a plurality of the conductive wires are respectively formed on the board portions; and wherein the connection terminals contact to the conductive wire formed on a predetermined board portion of the board portions.