Patent ID: 8469723

Claim:
An electrical connector for removable attachment to a plurality of different electrical connectors, the connector comprising: a frame defined by first and second elongate rails, a first endcap at one end of said first and second rails and a second endcap at an opposite end of said first and second rails, at least one of said first and second endcaps being removably attached to said first or second rails; a plurality of connector modules arranged between said first and second endcaps and alongside said first and second rails, said connector modules being separable from one another; and a guide plate attached to at least one of said first and second endcaps, each of said connector modules including a plurality of connecting members adapted to electrically connect at a first end to a first electrical component or part thereof and at a second, opposite end to a second electrical component or part thereof, each of said connecting members including a bend between said first and second ends such that a plane in which said first end of said connecting member is situated is not parallel to a plane in which said second end of said connecting member is situated, said guide plate including apertures through which a portion of each of said connecting members passes.