US Patent 7632134 Electrical connector having protective member

An electrical connector includes a terminal block defining a plurality of receiving passageways extending therethrough, a plurality of terminals respectively received in the terminal block and a protective member assembled to the front side of the terminal block. Each terminal defines a media portion positioned in the corresponding receiving passageways and a contacting portion extending forwardly from the media portion and beyond the corresponding receiving passageways. The protective member further defines a plurality of channels corresponding to the receiving passageways for entirely receiving the plurality of contacting portions of the terminals.