Patent ID: 7785132

Claim:
A terminal block for telecommunications and data engineering, comprising: a housing having an upper side and an underside; at least two contact elements, each contact element comprising a first contact for connection of wires or lines and a second contact for making contact with a printed circuit board, the second contact of each contact element being a press-in pin contact or a fork contact, the first contact of each contact element being oriented towards the upper side of the housing, and the second contact being oriented towards the underside of the housing, the first contacts being arranged such that they are laterally offset with respect to a longitudinal axis of the housing; and at least one rib being arranged on an opposite side of the longitudinal axis of the housing from the first contacts such that a trench is formed between the first contacts and the rib, each contact element being formed with a lug, which is above the second contact, is oriented towards the upper side of the housing, and is arranged beneath the trench.