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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2003
Clifford L. Winings, Etters, PA (US);
Stuart C. Stoner, Lewisberry, PA (US);
Stanley W. Olson, East Berlin, PA (US);
Joseph B. Shuey, Camp Hill, PA (US);
Stephen B. Smith, Mechanicsburg, PA (US);
James R. Volstorf, Mechanicsburg, PA (US);
Clifford L. Winings, Etters, PA (US);
Stuart C. Stoner, Lewisberry, PA (US);
Stanley W. Olson, East Berlin, PA (US);
Joseph B. Shuey, Camp Hill, PA (US);
Stephen B. Smith, Mechanicsburg, PA (US);
James R. Volstorf, Mechanicsburg, PA (US);
FCI Americas Technology, Inc., Reno, NV (US);
Abstract
A preferred embodiment of a modular electrical connector includes a plug having a printed circuit board, a contact finger positioned on a portion of the printed circuit board, and a housing for supporting and constraining the printed circuit board so that the portion of the printed circuit board extends from the housing. The printed circuit board has a flexible portion that permits the portion of the printed circuit board to translate in relation to the housing. The modular electrical connector also includes a receptacle for mating with the plug and having a first contact for electrically contacting the contact finger when the plug and the receptacle are mated, and a housing having a slot formed therein for receiving the portion of the printed circuit board when the plug and the receptacle are mated.