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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2012
Chong Yi, Mechanicsburg, PA (US);
Tod M. Harlan, Mechanicsburg, PA (US);
Richard L. Malehorn, York, PA (US);
Jia-yong He, Kunshan, CN;
Terrance F. Little, Fullerton, CA (US);
Chong Yi, Mechanicsburg, PA (US);
Tod M. Harlan, Mechanicsburg, PA (US);
Richard L. Malehorn, York, PA (US);
Jia-Yong He, Kunshan, CN;
Terrance F. Little, Fullerton, CA (US);
Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd., Taipei Hsien, TW;
Abstract
An electrical connector () for receiving a mating plug () having an insulative housing (), a set of first contacts (), and a set of second contacts (). The insulative housing includes a base portion (), a wafer (), and a latch mechanism fastened the wafer to the base portion. The electrical contacts are attached to the insulative housing and each has a contact section () connecting with the plug and a mounting section () extending out of the insulative housing. The contact sections of the first contacts are staggered with the contact sections of the second contacts along a mating direction of the electrical connector, and wherein the contact sections of the first contacts are closed to a front edge of the wafer.