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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2002
Matthew R. McAlonis, Elizabethtown, PA (US);
Troy E. Conner, York, PA (US);
Tyco Electronics Corporation, Middletown, PA (US);
Abstract
An electrical connector is provided including an electrical connector having a housing with a front end configured to receive a circuit board and a rear end configured to receive at least one flexible cable. The electrical connector includes top and bottom contacts retained in alignment along a vertical axis in corresponding channels in the housing. At least one of the top and bottom contacts has a first contact prong configured to engage the circuit board and a second contact prong configured to engage the at least one flexible cable. The electrical connector includes a stuffer received at the second end of the housing that is configured to retain the at least one flexible cable in contact with the second contact prong.