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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. 06, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Kevin R. Meredith, Louisville, KY (US);
Assignee:
Robinson Nugent, Inc., New Albany, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 1/353 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 1/353 ;
Abstract
An electrical connector includes a first contact, a second contact spaced apart from the first contact by a given distance, and insulative material extending between the first and second contacts. The insulative material extending between the first and second contacts is configured to include a creepage maze. According to another aspect of the invention, the given distance is smaller than the minimum creepage distance specified for the material group of the insulative material and for the degree of pollution of the insulative material.