Patent ID: 7419398

Claim:
A terminal assembly of the type used to provide an electrical connection between electrical devices, the terminal assembly comprising: a first insulating support member including a peripheral wall defining an interior recess having dimensions configured to provide a predetermined electrical characteristic associated with the electrical connection between electrical devices; a first array of apertures, each aperture extending from an upper surface of the first insulating support member to an opposite lower surface of the first insulating support member contiguous with the recess, each aperture configured to receive a socket, and a second array of apertures, each aperture extending from an upper surface of the first insulating support member to an opposite lower surface of the first insulating support member contiguous with the recess, configured to receive a pin; a second insulating support member, the second insulating support member including: a third array of apertures corresponding to first array of apertures, each aperture extending from an upper surface of the second insulating support member to an opposite lower surface of the second insulating support member, each aperture configured to receive a socket, and a fourth array of apertures corresponding to the second array of apertures, each aperture extending from an upper surface of the second insulating support member to an opposite lower surface of the second insulating support member, configured to receive a pin; a plurality of sockets for providing electrical connections arranged in a configuration corresponding with the first array of apertures, each socket received within a corresponding aperture of the first array of apertures of the first insulating support member and having an end with an opening configured to receive a pin of a corresponding terminal assembly and an opposite end configured to contact a corresponding electrical contact; and a plurality of pins for providing electrical connections arranged in a configuration corresponding with the second array of apertures, each pin received within an opening of a corresponding aperture of the second array of apertures of the first insulating support member and having an end configured to be received within a socket of a corresponding terminal assembly and an opposite end configured to contact a corresponding electrical contact, wherein first insulating support member and the second insulating support member are attached to each other with the first array of apertures substantially aligned with the third array of apertures and the second array of apertures substantially aligned with the fourth array of apertures, the second insulating support member extending across an open side of the interior recess, wherein the pattern includes a plurality of rows, each row arranged in an alternating sequence of sockets and pins such that each interstitial space between the sockets is occupied by a pin and each interstitial space between the pins is occupied by a socket.