MULTI-CHANNEL ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR

An electrical connector is disclosed which includes an insulative body having a first surface, a second surface and a third surface whose plane intersects the plane of the first and second surfaces. An interconnecting module is provided which includes an insulative support member and a plurality of resilient electrically conductive contact members. Each of these contact members includes a first end portion, a central portion and a second end portion. The central portion of each of the contact members is embedded in the support member such that each of the contact members is supported in spaced parallel relation relative to the other contact members. The support member is secured to the third surface of the insulative body so that the first end portion of each of the contact members is positioned in one of a first plurality of grooves in the first surface and extends resiliently through the first surface and the second end portion of each of the contact members is positioned in a corresponding one of a second surface and extends resiliently through the second surface.