Stacked electrical connector for use with a filter insert

An electrical connector comprising:

• a housing adapted to removably receive a plurality of mating electrical connectors therein, wherein the housing comprises mating connector receiving areas for receiving the mating electrical connectors, and wherein at least two of the receiving areas are at least partially vertically offset relative to each other;
• electrical contacts connected to the housing, the electrical contacts including first ones of the contacts and different second ones of the contacts, wherein the first contacts comprise first contact sections and extensions, wherein the first contact sections include a first group of the first contact sections located in a first one of the at least two receiving areas and a second group of the first contact sections located in a second one of the at least two receiving areas, and wherein the first contact sections are adapted to make removable connections with the mating electrical connectors, and wherein the second contacts comprise first portions and mounting portions, wherein the mounting portions are adapted to connect the second contacts to a printed wiring board;
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• an electrical circuit insert located in the housing, wherein the electrical circuit insert is located between and electrically couples the extensions of the first contacts with the first portions of the second contacts,
• wherein the extensions of a majority of the first contacts are located along a single general horizontal connection line and connected with the electrical circuit.

An electrical connector comprising:

• a housing adapted to removably receive a plurality of mating electrical connectors therein, the housing forming two stacked plug connector receiving areas;
• electrical contacts connected to the housing, the electrical contacts comprising a plurality of plug connection contacts and a plurality of printed wiring board connection contacts, wherein the plug connection contacts comprise a first group with first sections that extend into a first one of the plug connector receiving areas and a second group with first sections that extend into a second one of the plug connector receiving areas, wherein the plug connection contacts comprise extensions, wherein the printed wiring board connection contacts are spaced from the plug connection contacts and each comprise a first portion and a second portion, and wherein the second portion is adapted to connect to a printed wiring board;
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• an electrical circuit insert connected to the housing, the insert comprising an electrical circuit and conductors extend from the electrical circuit,
• wherein the electrical circuit insert couples the plug connection contacts to the printed wiring board connection contacts with the conductors contacting the extensions at a side edge of the insert.