Patent ID: 7241189

Claim:
A high-current terminal blade type connector comprising: a housing having two parallel spaced-apart lateral plates connected to one another to form an interspace therebetween for holding a plug contact, wherein the lateral plates have corresponding rectangular surfaces bounded by four sides, wherein each pair of corresponding sides of the lateral plates respectively borders an opening leading into the interspace such that four openings lead into the interspace, wherein a plug contact is insertable through any one of the openings to be arranged within the interspace; and a contact plate insert arranged within the interspace of the lateral plates of the housing, the contact plate insert having a contact plate body extending parallel to the lateral plates of the housing; the contact plate body having a base and a plurality of first and second contact plates, each contact plate having a first end and a second end, the first ends of the contact plates being connected to the base of the contact plate body and the second ends of the contact plates each having a contact zone projecting away from the base of the contact plate body in a direction toward one of the lateral plates to make contact with a plug contact arranged within the interspace of the lateral plates.