Connector block

A connector comprising:

• a printed circuit board having two major surfaces;
• a modular jack mounted to one major surface;
• a row of insulation displacement contacts mounted to the board so as to extend from the opposite major surface of the board, said contacts being electrically connected to the modular jack;
• and
• an insulated housing enclosing at least a major portion of the contacts, said housing having an end portion with an opening therein through which the contacts promade and side surfaces at said end portion which are essentially parallel to the row of contacts, the contacts being adapted to fit within spaces between a row of teeth in a 110-type index strip including a plurality of wires therein so that the contacts make electrical contact with corresponding ones of said wires while the side surfaces are adapted to cover front and back surfaces of the teeth and mate with the index strip.