Patent ID: 6068520
Filing Date: 2000-05-30
Classification: H01R,Y10S

Abstract:
An electrical connector comprising:a housing having a first opening for receiving a mating connector along a first insertion axis and a second opening for receiving a mating connector along a second insertion axis, the first opening being adjacent the second opening, with the second insertion axis being laterally offset with respect to the first insertion axis, andan array of contact terminals in the housing, the array having a first group of contact terminals associated with the first opening and a second group of contact terminals associated with the second opening, the contact terminals in generally side by side relationship and at least one contact terminal of the first group being mutually interleaved with at least one contact terminal of the second group, a mating portion of at least one of the first group of contact terminals extending into the first opening for mating with a connector received in the first opening and a mating portion of at least one of the second group of contact terminals extending into the second opening.