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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2006
Applicant:
Kevin L. Russelburg, Lemont, IL (US);
Inventor:
Kevin L. Russelburg, Lemont, IL (US);
Assignee:
Illinois Tool Works Inc, Glenview, IL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 24/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A connector block is provided with a plurality of channels. Separating the channels are ribs and conductors are mounted in the channels. The conductors may each include a soldering region for joining with a surface conductor and a contact region for joining with conductors on a mating connector block. The contact region may include a conductor that is bifurcated. The rib positioned between adjacent channels acts as a shield and may extend below the soldering region of the conductors so as to prevent solder from adjacent conductors from inadvertently forming a short.