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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2019
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Robert Willem Bosma, Sterksel, NL;
Johannes Antonius Van Rooij, Best, NL;
Willem-Jan Arend De Wijs, Oss, NL;
Jan Harm De Boer, Neunen, NL;
Mustafa Hakan Gokgurler, Helmond, NL;
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A male connector () includes a contact pad substrate () and a connector shell (). The contact pad substrate () includes a linear array of contact pads () that are adapted for aligning with corresponding contacts () of a contact-bearing tongue () of a corresponding female connector () that conforms to a USB Series A receptacle contact pad pitch specification. The two outermost contact pads () of the linear array are electrically connected together. The connector shell () is formed from an insulating material and comprises a tubular portion () for insertion into the corresponding female connector (), and a handling portion () for handling during insertion.