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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2002
Alexander William Hasircoglu, Columbia, PA (US);
Randall R. Henry, Harrisburg, PA (US);
David Keay Fowler, Boiling Springs, PA (US);
Lynn Robert Sipe, Mifflintown, PA (US);
Attalee S. Taylor, Palmyra, PA (US);
Jim Fedder, Ettels, PA (US);
Tyco Electronics Corporation, Middletown, PA (US);
Abstract
An electrical connector has been provided that includes a housing having a base having a rear end and an interface end. The base includes at least one channel extending between the rear and interface ends. The electrical connector also includes at least one conductive wafer configured to engage electrical contacts. Each conductive wafer is divided into a rear portion and an interface portion. The rear portion is received and securely retained in a channel with the interface portion extending beyond the interface end of the base. The interface portion moves in a direction transverse to a plane of the conductive wafer to facilitate alignment with a mating structure.