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

Claim 27:
28. An electrical connector comprising:
first and second adjacent electrical contacts that each define respective first and second mating ends, the first mating end of a first one of the first and second adjacent electrical contacts defines a first contact surface, the second mating end of a second one of the first and second adjacent electrical contacts defines a second contact surface electrically isolated from the first contact surface;
a third electrical contact that defines a third mating end and that is positioned immediately adjacent to the second one of the first and second electrical contacts; and
a dielectric material other than air positioned between the first and second adjacent electrical contacts; wherein
when a force is applied to one of the first contact surface and the second contact surface, the first and second mating ends and the dielectric material other than air all move in a first direction;
the electrical connector is devoid of dielectric material other than air between the second mating end and the third mating end; and
the first and second adjacent electrical contacts are each cantilevered with respect to a dielectric housing, and the dielectric material other than air is a web positioned between the first and second adjacent electrical contacts, the web is cantilevered with respect to a pivot point adjacent to the dielectric housing such that the web also moves in the first direction when a mating connector applies a force to the first contact surface and the second contact surface.