Patent ID: 11923640
Assignee: SAMTEC, INC.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 28:
29. An electrical connector comprising:
a dielectric housing;
a first electrical contact carried by the dielectric housing, the first electrical contact defines a first contact surface;
a second electrical contact carried by the dielectric housing and positioned adjacent to the first electrical contact to define a differential signal pair with the first electrical contact, the second electrical contact defining a second contact surface electrically isolated from the first contact surface;
a dielectric material other than air that extends between the first electrical contact and the second electrical contact, the dielectric material other than air extends continuously from a point adjacent to the dielectric housing and terminates prior to the first contact surface; and
a dielectric button positioned only between the first and second electrical contacts; wherein
the dielectric material other than air is cantilevered with respect to a pivot point adjacent to the dielectric housing.