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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 1978
Filed:
Jul. 15, 1976
David L Vonder, Addison, IL (US);
Anthony J Wilkis, Downers Grove, IL (US);
GTE Automatic Electric Laboratories Incorporated, Northlake, IL (US);
Abstract
The disclosure relates to a stackable electrical connector assembly which includes a pin connector and terminal block means. The pin connector includes a partial enclosure having a floor and a divider wall defining first and second aligned partial enclosures. Each partial enclosure includes a plurality of apertures extending through the floor which are arranged in a predetermined array and a wire connecting pin in each aperture extending forward of the floor and terminating within the floor in between the front and rear surfaces of the floor. A block portion is adjacent each partial enclosure and includes an alignment key and a cable clamp and holder for securing a cable to each block at a desired angle to avoid unnecessary bending of the cables. The terminal block means includes a pair of identical terminal blocks each having a plurality of wire connecting pins arranged in the predetermined array and a bracket for aligning and securing the terminal blocks together. The bracket has alignment slots which are adapted to receive the alignment keys of the pin connector block portions so that when the pin connector and terminal blocks are joined, the wire connector pins of the terminal blocks are aligned with the apertures on the rear side of the pin connector floor. As a result, each pin of the terminal blocks contacts an associated pin on the pin connector to interconnect the cable wires connected to the wire connecting pins.