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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2011
David Szczesny, Hershey, PA (US);
Michael Eugene Shirk, Grantvill, PA (US);
Michael J. Phillips, Camp Hill, PA (US);
David Szczesny, Hershey, PA (US);
Michael Eugene Shirk, Grantvill, PA (US);
Michael J. Phillips, Camp Hill, PA (US);
Tyco Electronics Corporation, Berwyn, PA (US);
Abstract
A straddle mount connector includes a connector body having a base and a plug. The plug extends a length from the base to an end surface of the plug. The plug has opposite first and second sides and is configured to be received within a receptacle of a receptacle connector. Electrical contacts are held by the connector body and include mating segments arranged in a row that extends along the first side of the plug. The mating segments extend lengths along the first side of the plug from the base to contact tips. The contact tip of a first of the electrical contacts is positioned closer to the end surface of the plug than the contact tip of a second of the electrical contacts such that the mating segment of the first electrical contact mates with a corresponding mating contact before the mating segment of the second electrical contact.