Patent ID: 7553199

Claim:
A module assembly for forming a modular terminal housing for connecting with a multi-contact electrical component, the module assembly comprising: a conductor housing and a conductor extending out of the housing, the housing comprising opposed sides and configured to be aligned side-by-side with an adjacent housing for forming part of the terminal housing; the conductor comprising elongate first and second conductor portions, the first conductor portion extending generally vertically out of the housing and the second conductor portion in the housing, the second conductor portion generally horizontally with respect to the first conductor portion; the housing comprising a first wall and a second outer wall spaced from the first wall, the second conductor portion supported on the first wall, wherein a vertical force applied to the first conductor portion towards the housing urges the second conductor portion against the first wall, the first wall thereby resisting deflection of the conductor from the force; the first wall comprising opposed sides, and the housing comprising means for supporting both sides of the first wall when the housing forms part of the terminal housing, said supporting means comprising at least one pier extending between the first and second walls to transmit the force to an outer wall of the housing.