Patent ID: 6872100

Claim:
An electrical connector, comprising: an insulative housing having a plurality of contact receiving cavities arranged in a matrix of columns and rows, said housing having a front mating face, a rear contact receiving face and upper and lower extension walls extending from said rear contact receiving face; a plurality of electrical terminals positioned in said cavities, each of said terminals having a locking shoulder adjacent to said rear contact receiving face; and a plurality of terminal locking inserts positionable between said upper and lower extension walls, and being movable to a position where a front edge of said inserts is positioned adjacent to said rear contact receiving face, thereby retaining said terminals in said cavities, each of said terminal locking inserts having a closed surface on one side thereof, and a plurality of open channels on an opposite side thereof, whereby when said terminal locking inserts are stacked one against the other, closed passageways are defined through said inserts for wires connected to said terminals to extend therethrough.