Patent 7410368 was granted and assigned to ERNI Electronics on August, 2008 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
In a plug connection adapter adapted for connecting a first and a second plug-in connector element (11, 12) and comprising at least one contact pin (17) both ends of which are provided with contact blades/contact slots (21a, 21b) for contact-making of the plug-in connector elements (11, 12), a header shroud (16a, 16b) adapted to guide the plug connection adapter (10) when contacting a plug-in connector element (11, 12) is arranged on at least one end of the plug connection adapter (10).