Patent ID: 7335069

Claim:
A connector module comprising: a housing having a first surface and a different, second surface; first and second rows of contacts mounted within said housing, each contact including an end portion which is capable of providing electrical connection to a corresponding wire and a stem portion, said contacts being mounted so that said end portions of said first row of contacts are located adjacent said first surface and said end portions of said second row of contacts are located adjacent said second surface, and said contacts being mounted so that each stem portion of said first row of contacts faces a corresponding stem portion of said second row of contacts without making electrical contact with the corresponding stem portion of said second row of contacts; a first row of slots formed in said housing, each slot for receiving therein a lead which can electrically connect the stem portion of one of said first row of contacts to the corresponding stem portion of said second row of contacts; and a second row of slots formed in said housing, each slot for receiving therein a lead which can electrically connect the stem portion of one of said first row of contacts to the corresponding stem portion of said second row of contacts.