Electrical connector assembly

An electrical connector assembly of the type which affords cable wire interconnections comprising:

• a pin connector including,
• a partial enclosure having a floor comprising a front surface and a rear surface, a first end wall, a second end wall, and a side wall, said first end wall, said second end wall and said side wall extending forward from said floor front surface, said partial enclosure also including a divider wall extending forward from said floor front surface and defining first and second aligned partial enclosure portions,
• a first plurality of apertures extending through said floor within said first portion and arranged in a predetermined array,
• a first plurality of wire receiving pins within said first plurality of apertures, said first plurality of pins extending forward of said floor front surface and terminating within said first plurality of apertures at a point intermediate said front and rear surfaces,
• a second plurality of apertures extending through said floor within said second portion and arranged in said predetermined array,
• a second plurality of wire receiving pins within said second plurality of apertures, said second plurality of pins extending forward of said floor front surface and terminating within said second plurality of apertures at a point intermediate said front and rear surfaces,
• a first block portion adjacent said first partial enclosure portion on the side opposite said side wall, said first block including a first alignment key, and
• a second block portion adjacent said second partial enclosure portion on the side opposite said side wall, said second block including a second alignment key;
• and
• a terminal block means including,
• a first terminal block having a first planar major surface, and a third plurality of wire receiving pins arranged in said predetermined array and extending forward of said first planar surface,
• a second terminal block substantially identical to said first terminal block having a second planar major surface, and a fourth plurality of wire receiving pins arranged in said predetermined array and extending forward of said second planar surface, and
• a bracket for aligning and securing said first and second terminal blocks together and having first and second key slots for receiving said first and second alignment keys, respectively;
• whereby, when said pin connector and said terminal block means are brought together, said first and second alignment keys and said first and second key slots respectively engage for aligning said first and second plurality of apertures with said third and fourth plurality of wire receiving pins respectively and for causing said first and second plurality of wire receiving pins to contact said third and fourth plurality of wire receiving pins respectively.