Patent ID: 9065230
Filing Date: 2015-06-23
Classification: H01R,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A receptacle assembly comprising: a housing having a mating face; a plug-receiving port within the mating face, the port comprising an opening within the mating face; a plurality of conductive elements disposed within the housing, each of the plurality of conductive elements comprising a mating contact portion within the port, wherein the port is configured with the mating contact portions of the plurality of conductive elements disposed in at least one column so as to make contact with corresponding mating contact portions of a corresponding column of conductive elements on a planar member of a plug inserted into the opening; a hole in the mating face, the hole being bounded by at least one wall; and a compliant member within the hole, the compliant member distinct from the plurality of conductive elements and comprising a segment, the segment being adjacent the wall at a first location and extending toward a centerline of the hole at a second location, the first location being closer to the mating face than the second location.