Patent ID: 9509101
Filing Date: 2016-11-29
CPC Classification: H01R,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. An electrical connector comprising: a plurality of conductive elements, each of the plurality of conductive elements comprising a mating contact portion, wherein the mating contact portions are disposed to define a mating interface of the electrical connector; a plurality of conductive walls adjacent the mating contact portions of the plurality of conductive elements, each of the plurality of conduct walls comprising a forward edge adjacent the mating interface, and the plurality of conductive walls being disposed to define a plurality regions, each of the plurality of regions containing at least one of the mating contact portions and being separated from adjacent regions by walls of the plurality of conductive walls, a plurality of compliant members attached to the plurality of conductive walls, the plurality of compliant members being positioned adjacent the forward edge, wherein: the walls bounding each of the plurality of regions comprise at least two of the plurality of compliant members; and the walls bounding each of the plurality of regions comprise at least two contact surfaces, the at least two contact surfaces being set back from the forward edge and adapted for making electrical contact with a compliant member from a mating electrical connector.