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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2009
Kevin Matthew Hogan, Sinking Spring, PA (US);
Kevin Michael Thackston, York, PA (US);
Kevin Matthew Hogan, Sinking Spring, PA (US);
Kevin Michael Thackston, York, PA (US);
Tyco Electronics Coporation, Berwyn, PA (US);
Abstract
A connector shell includes a frame, a dividing wall and a plurality of connector inserts. The frame surrounds a periphery of the shell. The dividing wall is homogeneously formed with the frame and separates a plurality of recesses. The connector inserts are homogeneously formed with the frame and the dividing wall. The inserts are disposed with one or more of the recesses. Each insert includes a body and a plurality of cavities. Each body is configured to hold a plurality of contacts that protrude from each of a mating and a loading side. The contacts are configured to be mounted to a circuit board in a location proximate to the loading side and to mate with a plurality of other electrical connectors in a location proximate to the mating side.