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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2011
David Stanley Szczesny, Hershey, PA (US);
Michael Eugene Shirk, Grantville, PA (US);
Bruce Allen Champion, Lemoyne, PA (US);
Michael Frank Cina, Elizabethtown, PA (US);
Michael Warren Fogg, Harrisburg, PA (US);
David Stanley Szczesny, Hershey, PA (US);
Michael Eugene Shirk, Grantville, PA (US);
Bruce Allen Champion, Lemoyne, PA (US);
Michael Frank Cina, Elizabethtown, PA (US);
Michael Warren Fogg, Harrisburg, PA (US);
Tyco Electronics Corporation, Berwyn, PA (US);
Abstract
A receptacle connector is provided for mating with a pluggable module having a plug and a printed circuit. The receptacle connector includes a housing having a mating receptacle and a slot. The mating receptacle is configured to receive the plug of the pluggable module therein. The slot is configured to receive the printed circuit of the pluggable module therein. A receptacle contact is held by the housing. The receptacle contact includes a receptacle mating segment that extends within the mating receptacle and is configured to engage a mating contact of the plug of the pluggable module. A slot contact is held by the housing. The slot contact includes a slot mating segment that extends within the slot and is configured to engage the printed circuit of the pluggable module.