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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2010
Lee Jacobo Jose Roitberg, Austin, TX (US);
Lee Jacobo Jose Roitberg, Austin, TX (US);
Tyco Electronics Corporation, Berwyn, PA (US);
Abstract
Power connector including a connector housing having a mating side configured to engage an electrical connector. The connector housing also has a mounting side configured to interface with a circuit board. The connector housing includes a housing cavity that opens to the mating side. The power connector also includes a power contact that is held within the housing cavity. The power contact includes a body panel that extends along a contact plane and has board terminals and a contact terminal that extend from the body panel. The board terminals extend away from the body panel in a mounting direction to engage the circuit board. The contact terminal extends in a different direction that is one of parallel to the circuit board or away from the circuit board. The power contact is configured to transmit electrical power through the board terminals and through the contact terminal.