Patent ID: 6948949

Claim:
An electrical connector for electrical connection to an electronic device comprising: a terminal block assembly comprising: a connector base having first conductive members associated with a shaped body portion of the connector base, the body portion extending outwardly from a connector base substrate and having a profile defined by a height and width thereof; a printed circuit board that includes a plurality of conductive paths formed thereon and is coupled to the connector base such that the first conductive members contact the plurality of conductive paths; one or more terminal blocks each formed of a housing that includes first openings for receiving second conductive members and a plurality of contacts disposed therein, the contacts contacting the plurality of conductive paths; and a plurality of contact fasteners that can be tightened so as to apply a force against the second conductive members so that they are brought into contact with and releasably fixed to respective contacts resulting in the first and second conductive members being electrically connected via the plurality of conductive paths, wherein a profile, defined by a height and a width thereof, of each of the printed circuit board and the one or more terminal blocks is less than the profile of the connector body portion; and a connector housing for receiving and containing the terminal block assembly in such away that at least the one or more terminal blocks and the printed circuit board are contained within an interior of the housing.