Patent ID: 7682193

Claim:
An electrical connector comprising: a connector housing supporting a plurality of conductive members; a plurality of leadframe assemblies received in the connector housing in a vertical orientation; and a retention member comprising a plurality of adjacent member portions, wherein each member portion includes a first body portion, a first member extending from the first body portion and a second member extending from the first body portion such that a face of the first member opposes a face of the second member, and the first members of adjacent member portions define a first plurality of gaps, and the second members of adjacent member portions define a second plurality of gaps in vertical alignment with the first plurality of gaps; wherein (i) the first leadframe housing defines a first recess and the second leadframe housing defines a second recess, (ii) the retention member is disposed in the first and second recesses such that the plurality of gaps receive the plurality of conductive members, respectively, so as to place the conductive members in electrical communication with each other, and (iii) the first member of the retention member applies a first force against a first surface of the first recess and against a first surface of the second recess.