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Abstract

A multiple connector has an insulating body which contains a plurality of pin contacts arranged in rows and columns of a matrix. The insulating body is inserted securely in the front end portion of a cylindrical metal shielding body. Front end faces of contact holding plates holding these pin contacts in a row or a column arrangment are held in abutment with the rear face of the insulating body. The contact holding plates respectively have contact holding grooves formed therein to extend in a front and rear direction. Cord connection portions of the pin contacts extending or projecting from the rear face of the insulation body are pressed into and secured to these contact holding grooves. The cord connection portion has a press-in contact portion formed integrally therein and the press-in contact portion has a slot of a width smaller than the diameter of a core bundle of the cord to be connected. When a covered cord is pressed into the slot, the cover is torn and edges of the slot intrude into the core bundle. An engagement piece is formed at the middle portion of the pin contact. When the pin contact is inserted into the contact housing hole, the engagement piece engages with a stepped portion formed on an inner wall of the contact housing hole, so that the contact holding plate and the insulation body are engaged through the pin contact.

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First Claim