Patent ID: 11901663
Assignee: AMPHENOL CORPORATION
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 19:
20. A method for mating a first electrical connector with a second electrical connector along a mating direction, the first electrical connector comprising a first plurality of conductive elements, each of the first plurality of conductive elements comprising a mating contact portion, a contact tail, and an intermediate portion between the mating contact portion and the contact tail, a first mating contact portion of a first conductive element of the first plurality of conductive elements comprising a first beam and a second beam, and the second electrical connector comprising a second plurality of conductive elements, the method comprising:
placing the first plurality of conductive elements in electrical contact with respective conductive elements of the second plurality of conductive elements, at least in part by:
placing the first beam in electrical contact with a second conductive element of the second plurality of conductive elements at a first point of contact;
placing the second beam in electrical contact with the second conductive element of the second plurality of conductive elements at a second point of contact, wherein the first point of contact and the second point of contact are offset relative to each other with respect to the mating direction, wherein the first point of contact is ahead of the second point of contact with respect to the mating direction;
causing the first beam to exert a first force normal to a plane defined by a surface of the second electrical connector; and
causing the second beam to exert a second force normal to the plane, wherein the first force is greater than the second force.