Patent ID: 7118391
Filing Date: 2006-10-10
Classification: H01R,Y10S

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector comprising: a leadframe housing; a first electrical contact fixed in the leadframe housing; a second electrical contact fixed adjacent to the first electrical contact in the leadframe housing; a third electrical contact fixed adjacent to the second electrical contact in the leadframe housing; a fourth electrical contact fixed adjacent to the third electrical contact in the leadframe housing; a fifth electrical contact fixed adjacent to the fourth electrical contact in the leadframe housing; a sixth electrical contact fixed adjacent to the fifth electrical contact in the leadframe housing; and a seventh electrical contact fixed adjacent to the sixth contact in the leadframe housing, wherein (i) each of the first and seventh contacts has a terminal end that extends respective first and seventh distances from the leadframe housing; (ii) the fourth contact extends a fourth distance from the leadframe housing that is less than the first distance and less than the seventh distance; (iii) at least one of the second, third, fifth, and sixth contacts has a terminal end that extends from the leadframe housing a second distance that is less than the first distance and less than the seventh distance and that is greater than or equal to the fourth distance; and (iv) each of the first and seventh contacts are ground contacts.