(57) A modular electrical telephone connector for mating with a complementary connector
having a plurality of contact elements. The connector includes a molded plastic common
housing and a set of contact-supporting modules. Each module defines a different termination
configuration for the connector and is interchangeably nestable in the housing. The
modules of the set thereof each supports a plurality of contact elements different
from the contact elements of other modules of the set. The contact elements each includes
an identical mating portion at one end of the housing when the respective module is
nested therein for mating with a contact element of the complementary connector, and
a termination portion at the other end of the housing forming a termination configuration
defined by the selected module. A system and method of molding all plastic contact-supporting
modules or connector bodies is provided and includes providing at a first location
mold means for molding common housings, and providing at each of a plurality of different
locations mold means for molding different contact-supporting modules. A system and
method is provided for fabricating connector bodies having a mating part and a terminating
part in one piece or in two pieces.
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