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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2009
David Allison Trout, Lancaster, PA (US);
James Lee Fedder, Etters, PA (US);
Juli S. Olenick, Fort Worth, FL (US);
Steven J. Millard, Mechanicsburg, PA (US);
David Allison Trout, Lancaster, PA (US);
James Lee Fedder, Etters, PA (US);
Juli S. Olenick, Fort Worth, FL (US);
Steven J. Millard, Mechanicsburg, PA (US);
Tyco Electronics Corporation, Berwyn, PA (US);
Abstract
A connector assembly includes a housing and substantially identical contacts. The housing is configured to mate with a mating connector. The contacts are arranged in a plurality of sets in the housing. The contacts are configured to electrically couple with the mating connector. Each set of contacts is arranged to communicate a different type of data signal with the mating connector. Optionally the contacts are formed as substantially identical pins. The different sets of contacts may concurrently communicate the different types of data signals.