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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 1981
Filed:
Nov. 27, 1978
Brian T Osborne, Kanata, CA;
Northern Telecom Limited, Montreal, CA;
Abstract
A connector block for interconnecting two pluralities of wires fanned along the two opposite edges thereof is provided. The connector block has an elongate layered structure of three elements, a flat center element for supporting two staggered rows of flat, slotted electrical connectors, one on each surface thereof, and two insulating cover elements substantially coextensive, and compatible, with the center element, one on each side thereof and secured thereto for positively retaining the connectors in place. The center element is an insulator and has transversal slots in both of the opposite edges aligned with slots in the connectors for guiding and retaining wires to be inserted into the slots for establishing electrical contact therewith.