Patent ID: 11955753
Assignee: MOLEX, LLC
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 15:
16. A receptacle connector mateable to a plug connector, comprising:
a receptacle insulator housing and a receptacle terminal array having a plurality of terminals each with a mating end, a termination end opposite the mating end, and a mid-body portion connecting the mating end and the termination end,
wherein the plurality of terminals comprise a first plurality of mounting ends aligned in a first inline terminal row and a second plurality of mounting ends aligned in a second inline terminal row, the first and second inline terminal rows are parallel and spaced apart with each other; and
wherein the plurality of terminals form a plurality of terminal groups spaced apart from one another, the mid-body portions of the plurality of terminals of the receptacle terminal array are offset mid-body portions, the plurality of terminals comprise a first plurality of terminal ends extending in a first direction and a second plurality of terminal ends extending in a second direction opposite that of the first direction.