The Whitaker Corporation

Fci Americas Technology Inc.

William E Spink

Kevin E Walker

David A Trout

L Robin Johnson

A high density connector comprises a receptacle housing having a base wall and at least one lateral wall defining a cavity. The lateral wall is configured to nest within a plug housing. A high density array of female electrical contacts is arranged in the cavity which are supported in the base wall and extend unsupported above the base wall to a given height. A single piece protection member is arranged in the cavity adjacent the base wall. The protection member has an array of openings in which the electrical contacts extend. The protection member has a thickness selected so that the electrical contacts do not extend beyond an outer face of the protection member.

High density connector

An electrical connector for electrical connection to a circuit board (,) and for receiving a module card (,) and an operating circuit card (,) comprises a dielectric housing (,) having adjacent card-receiving areas (,), first electrical contacts (,) mounted in the dielectric housing and having termination sections (,) for electrical connection with conductive members of the circuit board and contact sections (,) extending into one of the card-receiving areas (,) for electrical connection to conductive members of the module card (,) when inserted into the one of the card-receiving areas, and second electrical contacts (,) mounted in the dielectric housing and having contact portions (,) extending into the one of the card-receiving areas (,) for electrical connection with conductive members of the module card (,) and extending into the other of the card-receiving areas (,) for electrical connection with conductive members on the operating circuit card (,) when inserted into the other of the card-receiving areas (,).

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Harrisburg, PA, United States of America

William E Spink