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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2003
John Bossert Brown, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Matthew Richard Mcalonis, Elizabethtown, PA (US);
Justin Shane Mcclellan, Camp Hill, PA (US);
David Charles Martin, Mechanicsburg, PA (US);
Attalee S. Taylor, Palmyra, PA (US);
Troy Everette Conner, York, PA (US);
John Bossert Brown, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Matthew Richard McAlonis, Elizabethtown, PA (US);
Justin Shane McClellan, Camp Hill, PA (US);
David Charles Martin, Mechanicsburg, PA (US);
Attalee S. Taylor, Palmyra, PA (US);
Troy Everette Conner, York, PA (US);
Tyco Electronics Corporation, Middletown, PA (US);
Abstract
An electrical socket is provided that holds an array of contacts. Each contact includes first and second contact elements that are configured to be joined in an electrically common manner. The first and second contact elements have first and second contact beams, respectively, that are oriented to project toward one another and to overlap. The first and second contact elements each have base portions that are formed separate from one another and are configured to be joined to a common conductive path on the circuit board.