Terminal plug body and connector

摘要

A terminal plug body for interference-fit with a thin-walled annular end of an interconnection component makes possible a center-to-center spacing of adjacent interconnection components that is not limited except by the outside dimension of the adjacent components themselves. The terminal plug body includes a head portion and a tail portion. The head portion includes a first region over which the material of the thin-wall of the annular end elastically expands and a second region into which the material of the thin-wall of the annular end elastically collapses during interference-fit. The annular end of the interconnection component in this manner is repeatedly pluggable onto and off the terminal plug body each time reassuming its nominal shape without plastic deformation. A connector including the terminal plug body and any suitable interconnection component may with advantage be utilized.