Patent ID: 8715004
Filing Date: 2014-05-06
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A right-angle electrical connector comprising: a connector housing and a plurality of electrical contacts supported by the connector housing, wherein the connector housing includes a rear portion and a front portion spaced forward from the rear portion, each of the front and rear portions defining a respective bottom end, such that the bottom end of the rear portion is configured to rest on a substrate when the right-angle electrical connector is mounted to the substrate, and the bottom end of the front portion extends forward from the substrate, wherein the electrical contacts define mating portions configured to mate with a second electrical connector and further define mounting portions that extend down with respect to the bottom end of the rear portion, the electrical contacts are disposed in a plurality of columns, and the right-angle electrical connector further comprises a select number of electrical contacts among the plurality of electrical contacts that each define a forward-most mounting portion such that no other contact in the respective column defines a mounting portion that is disposed between the forward-most mounting portion and the front portion of the connector housing, wherein the mounting portions of the electrical contacts of each column are spaced apart by a column pitch, and the forward-most mounting portions are spaced from the front portion a distance greater than three times the column pitch and less than nine times the column pitch.