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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Donald J. Zito, Fox River Grove, IL (US);
Tomasz L. Klosowiak, Glenview, IL (US);
Nick Hopman, Lake Zurich, IL (US);
Assignee:
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 2/400 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 2/400 ;
Abstract
The invention relates, in general, to electrical connector assemblies, and more particularly to plastic electrical connectors that employ metal plated plastic contacts. According to an aspect of the invention, an electrical connector is provided comprising a plastic shell having an open cavity that defines an internal surface, and an electrical connector contact that comprises a metal coated area of the internal surface.