Patent ID: 7326082

Claim:
An electrical connector comprising: a housing; and first and second contact modules mounted proximate one another in said housing; said first and second contact modules each comprising a mating edge and a mounting edge, said first and second contact modules each comprising a lead frame having terminals extending between said mating edge and said mounting edge, said first and second contact modules each encasing corresponding said terminals, and said first and second contact modules each having contact side surfaces that face one another when mounted in said housing; wherein said side surface of said first contact module includes a void positioned therein and exposing said lead frame and a protrusion extending outward therefrom, and said side surface of said second contact module includes a void positioned therein and exposing said lead frame and a protrusion extending outward therefrom, said voids and said protrusions being oriented such that said protrusions are received in corresponding ones of said voids when said first and second contact modules are mounted in said housing.