Patent ID: 7765695

Claim:
A method of manufacturing a terminal block for a telecommunication cable comprising: providing a preformed substrate member comprising: an elongated podium member having a distal end, a proximal end, a front side, a back side, a plurality of wire receiving slots on an outer edge of the podium member and a plurality of electrical connector slots positioned within the podium member, wherein the plurality of wire receiving slots are arranged in groups of three comprised of a first and a second wire receiving slot, which are configured to receive one wire each of a pair of insulated electrical wires, which are each attached to an electrical contact, and a third wire receiving slot configured to receive the pair of insulated electrical wires from the first and second wire receiving slots and guide the pair of insulated electrical wires towards the proximal end of the podium member; an electrical connector positioned within each of the plurality of electrical connector slots, and wherein each electrical connector has a pair of electrical contacts extending therefrom; and at least one insulated electrical wire attached to each of the electrical contacts; placing the preformed substrate member in a mold; and injecting a dielectric material into the mold containing the podium member to form an overmolded terminal block, wherein the dielectric material covers the at least one insulated electrical wire and a portion of the electrical contact positioned within the electrical connector.