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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2005
Filed:
May. 06, 2003
Harold Keith Lang, Fox River Grove, IL (US);
Kent E. Regnier, Lombard, IL (US);
Emanuel G. Banakis, Naperville, IL (US);
David E. Dunham, Aurora, IL (US);
Robert A. Owsley, Lisle, IL (US);
Harold Keith Lang, Fox River Grove, IL (US);
Kent E. Regnier, Lombard, IL (US);
Emanuel G. Banakis, Naperville, IL (US);
David E. Dunham, Aurora, IL (US);
Robert A. Owsley, Lisle, IL (US);
Molex Incorporated, Lisle, IL (US);
Abstract
A connector assembly is provided with opposing and interengageable first and second connector components. Each of the two components preferably includes upper and lower housing formed from an insulative material coated with electrically-conductive material, with cavities formed therein that receive terminal assemblies. The upper and lower housings are formed with internal cavities that extend in orthogonal directions. Each cavity contains a terminal assembly of either plug or receptacle structure and may further include either a plurality of power terminals or differential signal terminals. The terminals have contact portions, tail portions and interconnecting portions that are partially encapsulated by an insulative outer shell. In assembling the first and second components, multiple ground connections are made in sequence before any signal or power supply connections are made. In disassembling the components, signals and power supply connections are broken first, then the ground connections are broken in a sequence that is the reverse of what was made during assembly.