IMPROVED LATERAL INSERTION CONNECTOR

摘要

A connector (10) for making electrical terminal connections facilitates making relatively easy and secure lateral insertions of one or more terminals. The connnector (10) includes a pair of lateral suppors (12) at opposite ends of a plurality of generally aligned walls (14). The walls (14) define a plurality of cells (20) between them. Each of the walls (14) supports a protuberance (15) on one side of the walls preferably at a generally central location along the length of the walls. One end of the walls includes a tab (18) supported on each side of the walls such that each of the cells (20) includes one protuberance (15) and two tabs (18). The protuberances facilitate proper terminal placement while each set of two tabs cooperate to form a wire holding portion within each cell. The lateral supports (12) and walls (14) are supported by first and second lateral bases (13, 11) that are configured and positioned to allow easy lateral insertion of terminals and further secure the position of the terminals within the connector.