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Abstract

An electrical terminal having electrical circuit components mounted in series thereon comprises a body section having terminal sections extending outwardly from each end, the terminal sections being adapted to be electrically connected to complementary conductive means of other respective electrical articles. The body section includes at least one component-receiving portion having a first section and a second section initially integrally joined by a severable section. A dielectric housing means is secured to the body section, the housing means having a component-receiving aperture therein associated with each of the component-receiving portions, the first and second and severable sections initially being exposed along a bottom surface of the aperture. The housing means is adapted to permit severing of the several section, thus electrically disconnecting the associated first and second sections. An electrical circuit component having respective first and second contact means can be joined in series along the circuit path to corresponding first and second sections of the component-receiving sections thus permitting means for altering an electrical signal as it passes through the terminal. A method for making the electrical terminal is also disclosed. An electrical connector having a plurality of such terminals and filtering means therein is also disclosed.

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