Patent ID: 7442085

Claim:
An electrical filter connector, comprising: a dielectric housing having a mounting face, said mounting face having opposing upstanding walls and at least one row of terminal-receiving passages in the housing through the mounting face; at least one row of pockets in the housing in alignment with said passages, one side of each pocket communicating with its respective passage; a unitary spring member positioned over said pockets and extending between said opposing upstanding walls of the dielectric housing, said unitary spring member including a plate-like section having edge clips at opposing edges thereof and having at least one row of terminal-receiving apertures therethrough respectively in alignment with said passages in the housing, said edged clips engaging said opposing upstanding walls of the dielectric housing; a plurality of terminals extending through said apertures of the spring member and into said passages of the housing; a plurality of chip components positioned within respective said pockets of the housing, said chip components having one side and an opposite side, with said one side of the chip components respectively engaged with the terminals; and a plurality of leaf springs of the spring member engaged with said opposite side of the chip components, said leaf springs respectively biasing said chip components between the respective leaf springs and their respective terminals.