Patent ID: 8025523

Claim:
A plug-type connector for printed circuit boards, comprising: a two-part housing defining receptacles; a first row of two-pole surge arresters located in the receptacles of the two-part housing; a second row of two-pole surge arresters located in the receptacles of the two-part housing; a ground comb located in the two-part housing; and a number of contact elements located in the two-part housing, the contact elements each having a first connection side forming an insulation displacement contact for connecting wires, a second connection side forming a fork contact for a printed circuit board, and an interface, wherein the interface of each contact element has a planar contact face, which protrudes into one of the receptacles and makes contact with a first pole of one of the surge arresters in one of the rows, and wherein the ground comb contacts the other pole of each surge arrester.