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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2012
Applicants:
John David Dodds, Harrisburg, PA (US);
Alan Crighton, Apex, NC (US);
Inventors:
John David Dodds, Harrisburg, PA (US);
Alan Crighton, Apex, NC (US);
Assignee:
FCI Americas Technology LLC, Carson City, NV (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 24/00 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In accordance with one embodiment, an electrical connector includes a housing that supports a plurality of electrical contacts. Each electrical contact defines a mating end and an opposing mounting end, and a plurality of mounting terminals disposed at the mounting end. The mounting terminals of each contact are arranged in at least one column extending along a longitudinal direction, such that each column is spaced along a lateral direction, and the mounting terminals of adjacent contacts are longitudinally offset.