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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2003
Curt Von Badinski, San Jose, CA (US);
William Edwards, Livermore, CA (US);
Michael Kornprobst, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Bradley Erickson, San Carlos, CA (US);
Samir Vasavda, Fremont, CA (US);
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
An electrical connector comprises a housing configured to house an interconnect mechanism, which defines an on-axis plane that is coplanar with the long axis of the interconnect mechanism. The housing includes at least two receptacles for accepting coupling mechanisms for interconnecting the connector to an electronic component. The centerline axis of at least one of the receptacles is parallel to the on-axis plane and offset from the on-axis plane. In one embodiment, the housing further comprises a first lip having a long axis that is parallel with the on-axis plane, such that when the connector is interconnected to an electronic component, the first lip applies an off-axis force to the component. The off-axis force is applied to the component along a first off-axis that is different than the on-axis. Consequently, resistance to deflection of the connector is provided, as is a more reliable contact engagement between the connector and the interconnected electronic component.