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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2010
Hung Thai Nguyen, Harrisburg, PA (US);
Matthew R. Mcalonis, Elizabethtown, PA (US);
Kenneth Paul Dowhower, Harrisburg, PA (US);
Dustin Carson Belack, Hummelstown, PA (US);
George Harold Douty, Mifflintown, PA (US);
Hung Thai Nguyen, Harrisburg, PA (US);
Matthew R. McAlonis, Elizabethtown, PA (US);
Kenneth Paul Dowhower, Harrisburg, PA (US);
Dustin Carson Belack, Hummelstown, PA (US);
George Harold Douty, Mifflintown, PA (US);
Tyco Electronic Corporation, Berwyn, PA (US);
Abstract
An electrical contact is provided for an electrical connector that is mounted on a printed circuit. The electrical contact includes a mating segment having a mating interface configured to engage a mating contact of another connector. The electrical contact also includes a tail segment having a mounting interface configured to be mounted to the printed circuit. An intermediate segment extends between and interconnects the mating and tail segments. The intermediate segment includes a base wall extending a length from the tail segment to the mating segment. The intermediate segment further includes a side wall extending outwardly from the base wall along at least a portion of the length of the base wall. The side wall extends outwardly at a non-parallel angle relative to the base wall for affecting at least one of an impedance, an insertion loss, or a reflection of the electrical contact.