ATBECHDEDKESFRGBGRITLILUNLSEMCPTIE......FI......................................RDIM360 (Ver 1.5 21 Nov 2005) - 1100000/00821439EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATIONA319980610EP97112406.019970719enenen96401636 19960722EP19980610199824199801281998056 6H 01R 13/518 AdeModularer SteckverbinderenModular connectorfrConnecteur modulaire1THE WHITAKER CORPORATION0154866040549 EPC/RRWHITAKER CORPORATION, THE4550 New Linden Hill Road, Suite 450Wilmington, Delaware 19808USMansutti, Patrick2, rue Pays de France95000 CergyFRHeinz-Schäfer, Marion00073691AMP International Enterprises Limited Ampèrestrasse 39323 Steinach (SG)CHATBECHDEDKESFIFRGBGRIEITLILUMCNLPTSE19980610199824

Stackable connector modules (2,4) comprise adjacent interleaving wall portions (34,32). The interleaving wall portions (32,34) enable the modules to be stacked together at a small pitch, because only one wall thickness separates the modules. The wall portions (32,34) are necessary for providing mechanical rigidity and electrical separation of rows of contacts in the cavities (6,8).