(19)
(11) EP 0 197 234 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
14.09.1988 Bulletin 1988/37

(43) Date of publication A2:
15.10.1986 Bulletin 1986/42

(21) Application number: 85850253

(22) Date of filing: 01.08.1985
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH DE FR GB IT LI LU NL SE

(30) Priority: 02.08.1984 US 637146

(71) Applicant: ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.
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(72) Inventor:
  • Pohl, Karl H.
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(54) Electrical connector module with multiple connector housings


(57) 57 An electrical connector comprises a plurality of metal split cylinders (18) each having an axially extending slot (33) for receiving an insulated wire to form an electrical connection, and an insulating housing (20) for each cylinder, supporting the cylinder and including slots (61, 62) on diametrically opposed sides with one slot coaxially extending with the slot of the cylinder. The housings are aligned in two rows with the slots thereof aligned transversely to the rows and with the housings in each row laterally spaced apart to form a plurality of inter housing slots (63) and the housings in different rows laterally offset.







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