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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2003
William E. Spink, Jr., Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd., Taipei Hsien, TW;
Abstract
A cable connector ( ) includes a number of signal and power cables ( ), a dielectric housing ( ) defining a number of passageways ( ), a number of signal contacts ( ) received in the housing and electrically connecting with the signal cables, and a number of power contacts ( ) received in the passageways. Each passageway has a guiding channel ( ) and a receiving space ( ). Each power contact includes a contact portion ( ) for mating with a complementary contact, a tail portion ( ) electrically connecting with a corresponding power cable and a middle portion ( ) connected between the contact portion and the tail portion. The contact portion has a projection ( ) formed adjacent the middle portion. Each power contact is assembled to a corresponding passageway by moving the projection into the guiding channel and then rotating the projection into the receiving space.