Abstract: The electrical connector assembly for field terminable connections includes a housing, switch assembly, at least one open channel, at least one insulated wire, and removable cover. Switch assembly is arranged and disposed within housing and includes at least one contact. At least one open channel is disposed within housing and aligned with at least one contact. At least one insulated wire includes insulation layer and conductive core and is arranged and disposed within at least one open channel and is adjacent to at least one contact. Removable cover for housing includes at least one protrusion arranged and disposed to cooperate with at least one open channel, at least one contact and at least one insulated wire. Securing removable cover with housing causes protrusion to penetrate insulation layer on at least one insulated wire to form electrical contact between the respective conductive core and the respective contact.

Abstract: A contact region of an electrically conductive member includes a contact area, a shroud and at least one projection. The contact area is provided to electrically engage a mating connector. The shroud is positioned proximate the contact area and is dimensioned to cooperate with a portion of the mating connector to align the mating connector in the contact area. The at least one projection is provided proximate the contact area, such that the at least one projection cooperates with a mating connector to limit the rotation of the mating connector relative to the contact area.

Abstract: An electrical card edge connector comprising: (a) a housing defining a slot for receiving an edge of a circuit board and a plurality of cavities along the slot for receiving contacts; (b) a plurality of contacts in the cavities. The plurality of contacts has at least a first contact, a second contact, and a third contact, each of which comprises a body and at least one cantilevered arm extending from the body. At least one cantilevered arm of each contact extends into the slot so that when a circuit board is inserted in the slot, a portion of the cantilevered arm of each contact contacts the circuit board. From a viewpoint parallel to the slot, the profile of the body of the first contact overlaps substantially all of the profile of each body of the second and third contacts. Additionally, from this viewpoint, the profile of one or more cantilever arms of the first contact overlaps a substantial portion of the profile of each cantilever arm of the second and third contacts.