Patent ID: 6071151
Filing Date: 2000-06-06
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A connector comprising:first and second elongated spaced parallel contacts formed by conducting material strips of equal length, each of said strips having a tip end with a chamfered portion, said tip ends being angularly directed away from each other to form a flared entrance for receiving a counterpart connector having mating contacts which meet with said parallel strips,a molded plastic housing having an open space for receiving said counterpart connector with said first and second strips extending along opposite side walls of said open space,said strips being integrally molded into said plastic housing with surfaces of said counterpart connectors in said space, said integrally molded housing being free of internal cavities adjacent said strips, andinsulating means at said tip end of one of said strips for preventing an immediate contact with a corresponding one of said mating contact, whereby said strips and mating contacts make connections at staggered time intervals, said insulating means forming a substantially smooth mechanical transition to said surface of said one of said strips whereby the mating contact on said counterpart connector slides into and out of said connection substantially without any discontinuity of said sliding motion, thereby preventing contact bounce and wear.