Patent ID: 9601852
Date: 2017-03-21
CPC Classifications: H01R

Claim:
1. A coaxial connector comprising: a housing configured to be mounted to an edge of a circuit board; and coaxial contacts held by the housing, the coaxial contacts comprising coaxial contact pairs that each include a signal contact and a ground contact that is arranged coaxially with the signal contact of the same coaxial contact pair, the signal contacts being held by the housing such that signal mounting segments of the signal contacts are configured to extend over and be engaged in electrical contact with corresponding electrical signal traces of the circuit board when the housing is mounted to the edge of the circuit board, the ground contacts being held by the housing such that ground mounting segments of the ground contacts are configured to extend over and be engaged in electrical contact with corresponding electrical ground traces of the circuit board when the housing is mounted to the edge of the circuit board, wherein two of the ground contacts are configured to extend over and be engaged in electrical contact with the same electrical ground trace.