Patent ID: 6712620
Filing Date: 2004-03-30
Classification: H01R,Y10T

Abstract:
A flex circuit board-to-board connector system comprising:a flex circuit having a plurality of signal conductor traces and a plurality of ground path conductors; and a plurality of contacts arranged in an array on an outer surface of said flex circuit; each of said plurality of contacts including: a resilient body having a first end and a second end and including; a first conductor comprising at least one wire formed in a spiral around a central resiliently compressible insulating core extending continuously through said resilient body from said first end to said second end, said at least one wire including electrically accessible first and second ends wherein said first conductor is electrically connected to at least one of said plurality of signal conductor traces; and a second conductor comprising at least one second wire formed in a spiral around a resiliently compressible insulating shell surrounding said first conductor and extending continuously in substantially coextensive relation to said central resiliently compressible insulating core to thereby form said resilient body, said second conductor having electrically accessible first and second ends, and wherein said second conductor is electrically connected to at least one of said plurality of ground path conductors.