Patent ID: 11870171
Assignee: AMPHENOL COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS (CHENGDU) CO., LTD.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 11:
12. An electrical connector, comprising:
a housing comprising a mating face and a mounting face with a slot in the mating face;
a plurality of longer electrical contacts; and
a plurality of shorter electrical contacts,
wherein:
longer electrical contacts of the plurality of longer electrical contacts comprise a bottom portion, a middle portion, and a top portion, with the top portion comprising a surface exposed within the slot and the bottom portion extending from the mounting face of the housing;
shorter electrical contacts of the plurality of shorter electrical contacts comprise a bottom portion, a middle portion, and a top portion, with the top portion comprising a surface exposed within the slot and the bottom portion extending from the mounting face of the housing;
the middle portion of the shorter electrical contacts of the plurality of shorter electrical contacts further comprise a twist; and
the twist in the longer electrical contacts is further from the mounting face than the twist of the shorter electrical contacts.