Patent ID: 6905367

Claim:
A modular connector assembly comprising: a modular frame comprising a first surface and a second surface connected at an angle to the first surface by a first angle region, the first surface, second surface, and first angle region having a plurality of first holes, plurality of second holes, and plurality of third holes, respectively, formed therethrough at evenly spaced intervals, and a plurality of modular interconnect components fixable within the modular frame and including a back surface having at least one back surface projection fanned thereon, each comprising: a contact housing made of electrically insulating material, an exterior of the contact housing comprising first and second side surfaces, a back surface, and a top surface; a plurality of contact signal pins fixed within and electrically insulated from the contact housing; a plurality of side protrusions fanned on the first side surface; a plurality of side recesses formed in the second side surface; at least one back surface peg formed on the back surface of the contact housing; and top surface modular frame connection means on the top surface, wherein the top surface modular frame connection means is configured for receipt by the first holes, the at least one back surface projection is configured for receipt by the second holes, the at least one back surface peg is configured for receipt by the third holes, and wherein side protrusions of the plurality of modular interconnect components are configured for receipt by side recesses of adjacent ones of the plurality of modular interconnect components.