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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2012
Michael S. Finona, Lake Forest, CA (US);
Marc R. Gaddis, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Michael S. Finona, Lake Forest, CA (US);
Marc R. Gaddis, Los Angeles, CA (US);
ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, LLC, Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
Electrical connectors are disclosed. A component for an electrical connector includes a body portion, a pair of first metal contacts, and a second metal contact. The pair of first metal contacts are coupled to the body portion. The first metal contacts each have first ends extending in a first direction and second ends extending from the body portion in a direction opposite the first direction. The second metal contact is coupled to the body portion. The second metal contact has a first end extending in the first direction and a pair of second ends extending from the body portion in the direction opposite the first direction. Each second end of the second metal contact is aligned with a respective second end of the first metal contacts in a direction perpendicular to the first direction. The component may be configured as a plug component or as a receptacle component.