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An electrical connector for a modular electrical connection assembly for a fuel system includes a first leg portion and an adjacent second leg portion, each leg portion defining a cavity. The cavity of the first leg portion is configured to receive and maintain a first connector terminal and the cav

An electrical connector for a modular electrical connection assembly for a fuel system includes a first leg portion and an adjacent second leg portion, each leg portion defining a cavity. The cavity of the first leg portion is configured to receive and maintain a first connector terminal and the cavity of the second leg portion is configured to receive and maintain a second connector terminal without the use of a seal fluidly separating the first connector terminal from the second connector terminal. The first connector terminal and the second connector terminal are concurrently operable with the fuel system.

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1. A modular electrical connector assembly for a fuel supply module, the assembly comprising: an electrical connector having a first leg portion defining a first cavity configured to receive a first connector terminal having a first terminal end, anda second leg portion adjacent to the first leg por

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A modular electrical connector assembly for a fuel supply module, the assembly comprising: an electrical connector having a first leg portion defining a first cavity configured to receive a first connector terminal having a first terminal end, anda second leg portion adjacent to the first leg portion, the second leg portion defining a second cavity configured to receive a second connector terminal having a second terminal end, the connector further having a surface separating the first cavity from the second cavity and defining a plane coincident therewith;a receptacle including a body having one or more cells formed to receive the electrical connector; anda retention member removably coupled to the electrical connector and forming an aperture for a conducting wire of the first terminal and an aperture for a conducting wire of the second terminal,wherein when the first connector terminal is disposed within the first cavity and the second connector terminal is disposed within the second cavity, twice a shortest distance A from one of the first and second terminal ends to the plane plus a shortest distance B along the plane between the first connector terminal and the second connector terminal is no less than a predetermined distance, and wherein the first connector terminal and the second connector terminal are concurrently operable with the fuel supply module. 2. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the predetermined distance is 15 mm. 3. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the retention member includes an arm resiliently couplable to a protrusion extending from one of the first and the second leg portions. 4. The assembly of claim 1, further including a retention tab integrally formed as one piece with the electrical connector, the retention tab configured to removably secure the electrical connector to the receptacle. 5. The assembly of claim 1, wherein an internal surface of the first cavity is cooperative with a projection of the first connector terminal to hinder removal of the first connector terminal from the electrical connector. 6. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the electrical connector further includes a third leg portion defining a third cavity configured to receive a third connector terminal having a third terminal end; anda fourth leg portion adjacent to the third leg portion, the fourth leg portion defining a fourth cavity configured to receive a fourth connector terminal having a fourth terminal end, the connector further having a surface separating the third cavity from the fourth cavity coincident with the plane,wherein when the third connector terminal is disposed within the third cavity and the fourth connector terminal is disposed within the fourth cavity, twice a shortest distance A from one of the third and fourth terminal ends to the plane plus a shortest distance B along the plane between the third connector terminal and the fourth connector terminal is no less than the predetermined distance. 7. The assembly of claim 6, wherein the predetermined distance is 15 mm. 8. The assembly of claim 6, wherein the first leg portion, the second leg portion, the third leg portion, and the fourth leg portion are sequentially aligned. 9. The assembly of claim 8, wherein the second leg portion and the third leg portion each include a rib integrally formed as one piece with the electrical connector, the ribs disposed to mate with opposing slots formed in the receptacle body to uniquely position the electrical connector within the one or more cells. 10. The assembly of claim 8, wherein the first leg portion and the fourth leg portion each include a rib integrally formed as one piece with the electrical connector, the ribs disposed to mate with opposing slots formed in the receptacle body to uniquely position the electrical connector within the one or more cells. 11. A modular electrical connector assembly for a fuel supply module, the assembly comprising: an electrical connector having a first leg portion defining a first cavity configured to receive a first connector terminal having a first terminal end, anda second leg portion adjacent to the first leg portion, the second leg portion defining a second cavity configured to receive a second connector terminal having a second terminal end, the connector further having a surface separating the first cavity from the second cavity and defining a plane coincident therewith; anda receptacle including a body having one or more cells formed to receive the electrical connector,wherein when the first connector terminal is disposed within the first cavity and the second connector terminal is disposed within the second cavity, twice a shortest distance A from one of the first and second terminal ends to the plane plus a shortest distance B along the plane between the first connector terminal and the second connector terminal is no less than a predetermined distance, and wherein the first connector terminal and the second connector terminal are concurrently operable with the fuel supply module,wherein one of the first leg portion and the second leg portion includes a single rib integrally formed as one piece with the electrical connector, the rib disposed to mate with an opposing slot formed in the receptacle body to position the electrical connector within the one or more cells. 12. The assembly of claim 11, wherein each leg portion includes an inner side and an opposing outer side, the inner side of the first leg portion facing the inner side of the second leg portion, and wherein the rib extends from the outer side of one of the first leg portion and the second leg portion. 13. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the electrical connector is a first electrical connector further including a third leg portion defining a third cavity configured to receive a third connector terminal and a fourth leg portion defining a fourth cavity configured to receive a fourth connector terminal, the assembly further including a second electrical connector having a first leg portion defining a fifth cavity configured to receive a fifth connector terminal and a second leg portion defining a sixth cavity configured to receive a sixth connector terminal, wherein the one or more cells are formed to simultaneously receive the first electrical connector and the second electrical connector. 14. The assembly of claim 13, further including a third electrical connector having a first leg portion defining a seventh cavity configured to receive a seventh connector terminal and a second leg portion defining an eighth cavity configured to receive an eighth connector terminal, wherein the one or more cells are formed to simultaneously receive the first, second, and third electrical connectors. 15. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the assembly is free of a seal fluidly separating the first cavity from the second cavity. 16. The assembly of claim 11, wherein each leg portion includes an inner side and an opposing outer side, the inner side of the first leg portion facing the inner side of the second leg portion, and wherein the rib extends from the inner side of one of the first leg portion and the second leg portion. 17. A modular electrical connector assembly for a fuel supply module, the assembly comprising: an electrical connector having a first leg portion defining a first cavity configured to receive a first connector terminal having a first terminal end, anda second leg portion adjacent to the first leg portion, the second leg portion defining a second cavity configured to receive a second connector terminal having a second terminal end, the connector further having a surface separating the first cavity from the second cavity and defining a plane coincident therewith;a receptacle including a body having one or more cells formed to receive the electrical connector;a third leg portion defining a third cavity configured to receive a third connector terminal having a third terminal end; anda fourth leg portion adjacent to the third leg portion, the fourth leg portion defining a fourth cavity configured to receive a fourth connector terminal having a fourth terminal end, the connector further having a surface separating the third cavity from the fourth cavity coincident with the plane,wherein the first leg portion, the second leg portion, the third leg portion, and the fourth leg portion are sequentially aligned,wherein when the first connector terminal is disposed within the first cavity and the second connector terminal is disposed within the second cavity, twice a shortest distance A from one of the first and second terminal ends to the plane plus a shortest distance B along the plane between the first connector terminal and the second connector terminal is no less than a predetermined distance, and wherein the first connector terminal and the second connector terminal are concurrently operable with the fuel supply module,wherein when the third connector terminal is disposed within the third cavity and the fourth connector terminal is disposed within the fourth cavity, twice a shortest distance A from one of the third and fourth terminal ends to the plane plus a shortest distance B along the plane between the third connector terminal and the fourth connector terminal is no less than the predetermined distance,and wherein the second leg portion and the third leg portion, or the first leg portion and the fourth leg portion, each include a rib integrally formed as one piece with the electrical connector, the ribs disposed to mate with opposing slots formed in the receptacle body to uniquely position the electrical connector within the one or more cells.