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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 24, 2014
Applicant:
Samtec, Inc., New Albany, IN (US);
Inventors:
Keith Richard Guetig, Louisville, KY (US);
Brian Richard Vicich, Goshen, KY (US);
Andrew Robert Collingwood, Jeffersonville, IN (US);
Travis Scott Ellis, Tigard, OR (US);
Assignee:
SAMTEC, INC., New Albany, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 12/00 (2006.01); H01R 43/16 (2006.01); H01R 12/59 (2011.01); H01R 9/03 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 43/16 (2013.01); H01R 12/592 (2013.01); H01R 9/032 (2013.01); H01R 12/594 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49174 (2015.01);
Abstract
A contact ribbon configured to connect a cable to a substrate includes a plurality of signal contacts, a ground plane, and at least one ground contact extending from the ground plane. The plurality of signal contacts are connected by a support member, and the support member is removable after the plurality of signal contacts are connected to the cable.