Patent ID: 7247051

Claim:
An adaptable electrical connector comprising: a parallelepiped insulative seat ( 1 ) including a front end ( 12 ), a rear end ( 13 ), a bottom ( 15 ), a top ( 16 ), and a plurality of lengthwise parallel grooves ( 14 ) through the bottom ( 15 ), the groove ( 14 ) being open to the front end ( 12 ), the rear end ( 13 ), and the bottom ( 15 ) respectively; and a plurality of cylindrical conductors ( 2 ) each including a rear cylindrical section ( 23 ); wherein the conductors ( 2 ) are fastened in the grooves ( 14 ) with the rear cylindrical sections ( 23 ) exposed, wherein the conductor ( 2 ) further comprises a rear end ( 24 ) formed on the rear cylindrical section ( 23 ) and projected from the rear end ( 13 ), and wherein the rear end ( 24 ) and the rear cylindrical section ( 23 ) are adapted to electrically connect to the PCB ( 4 ) in either a first orientation or a second orientation perpendicular to the first orientation.