Abstract: A connection tab for making contact with an electric wire at a wire contact, having a connecting end remote therefrom, and being offset from the wire contact in a direction longitudinal of and/or perpendicular to the electric wire.A junction device including a wiring board having a connection area and one or more electric wires to be connected. The wires are located beneath the wiring board and there is also provided one or more of the connection tabs. The junction device may have a plurality of wiring boards and the invention provides a very compact means for making a plurality of complex connections.