Patent ID: 9312618
Filing Date: 2016-04-12
CPC Classification: H01R

Claim Text:
1. A connector, comprising: a housing having a card slot; a first and second signal wafer inserted into the housing, the first wafer having a first terminal supported by a first insulative frame and the second wafer having a second terminal supported by the insulative frame, the first and second terminal each having a tail, a contact and a body extending between the tail and the contact, the first and second terminals configured to provide a broad-side differentially coupled transmission channel that extends substantially through the insulative frames, where the differential coupling mode is in a horizontal arrangement from the contact portion through the body portion; a third wafer positioned adjacent the first wafer, the third wafer having an insulative frame that supports a third terminal, the third terminal extending along the channel and substantially aligned with the first terminal; a fourth wafer positioned adjacent the second wafer, the fourth wafer having an insulative frame that supports a fourth terminal, the fourth terminal extending along the channel and substantially aligned with the second terminal; wherein each of the first, second, third and fourth terminal have a truss of the respective insulative frame that secures upper and lower edges of the terminal, the truss having a corresponding first and second side that provide a corresponding predefined thickness, the thickness defined by a slot on a first side and a slot or edge of the frame on a second side; and a first and second terminal groove extending along both sides of the respective terminal of each of the third and fourth insulative frame, the first and second terminal groove defining an air channel on both sides of the third and fourth terminal, wherein coupling between the terminals of the first and third wafer is less than coupling between the terminals of the first and second wafer.