Abstract: An electrical connector (1) comprises, a cable receiving face on an insulating housing (2), a cable engaging face on a termination cover (3), cavities (6) in the housing (2), each of the cavities (6) communicating with two slotted openings (12), electrical contacts (13) received in one or the other of the slotted openings (12), insulation displacement terminals (15) on adjacent contacts (13) being wider than spacing between the adjacent contacts (13), and opposite sides of the terminals (15) being confined between respective first and second walls (9, 10) to resist bending of the terminals (15).

Abstract: A low profile connector 20 including a receptacle 22 and a plug 70, each having a housing 24,72 with respective arrays of contacts 44,92 secured therein, the contacts 44,92 being of thin metal set on edge in the housings 24,72 and including edge contact surfaces 50,98 projecting from the housings 24,72 in a common plane for soldering to the circuits. Each receptacle contact 44 has a C-shaped configuration including a base 48, an intermediate portion 60 and an arm 62, the arm 62 defining a contact surface 68 adapted to mate with a corresponding plug contact surface 110, the arm 62 extending transversely of the axis in a first direction. Each plug contact 92 has an L-shaped configuration including a base 94 and a post 104 extending from the base 94 parallel to the axis, a side surface 110 of the post 104 defining a mating surface for a corresponding one of the receptacle contacts 44.