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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2003
Jason J. Payne, Nashua, NH (US);
Thomas S. Cohen, New Boston, NH (US);
John R. Dunham, Nashua, NH (US);
Mark W. Gailus, Somerville, MA (US);
Philip T. Stokoe, Attleboro, MA (US);
Teradyne, Inc., Boston, MA (US);
Abstract
A shielded electrical connector in which multi-beam contacts are used to improve performance of the connector. The beams are positioned to create multiple current paths through a shield member, thereby increasing the effectiveness of the shield. These contacts are used in a connector that has individual shield strips running in parallel with signal conductors. Multiple contact tails are also used to create multiple current paths. Projections from the shield strips shield adjacent signal contacts and the contact portions are positioned to increase current flow through the projections. Structures to allow beam-type contacts to be formed in a small space are also disclosed. The contact structure also reduces the impedance of the ground path.