Patent ID: 6102741
Filing Date: 2000-08-15
Classification: H01F,H01R,H03H

Abstract:
An electrical connector, comprising:an electrical connector housing having an opening arranged to receive a mating connector;a mating contact positioned within said housing and including a front section that extends into said opening, said front section of said mating contact being arranged to engage a corresponding contact of the mating connector received in said opening;at least one core structure positioned within said housing and having a winding,wherein said housing includes a base to which a discrete first electrical terminal is fixed,wherein said winding of said core structure is electrically connected to said discrete first electrical terminal, andwherein said discrete first electrical terminal is also electrically connected to said mating contact,whereby said winding is electrically connected to said mating contact via said discrete first electrical terminal without the need for inclusion of a printed circuit board in said electrical connector housing.