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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2007
Jeffrey W. Mason, North Attleboro, MA (US);
Wayne S. Alden, Iii, Whitman, MA (US);
Peter D. Wapenski, Foster, RI (US);
Jeffrey W. Mason, North Attleboro, MA (US);
Wayne S. Alden, III, Whitman, MA (US);
Peter D. Wapenski, Foster, RI (US);
Tyco Electronics Corporation, Middletown, PA (US);
Abstract
An electrical connector includes an insulator holding a plurality of contacts in an array corresponding to an array of pads on an electronic device. At least one shorting path electrically connects at least two of the contacts in the array. The insulator includes a plurality of apertures therethrough, with each aperture defining a contact location on the insulator. The insulator includes a channel formed between at least two contact locations. The channel defines a location of a shorting path and the shorting path is at least partially within the insulator.