Patent ID: 8961241
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A component for an electrical connector comprising: a body portion; a pair of first metal contacts coupled to the body portion, the first metal contacts each having first ends extending in a first direction and second ends extending from the body portion in a direction opposite the first direction; a second metal contact coupled to the body portion, the second metal contact having a first end extending in the first direction and a pair of second ends extending from the body portion in the direction opposite the first direction, each second end of the second metal contact being aligned with a respective second end of the first metal contacts in a direction perpendicular to the first direction; and one of a wedge-shaped projection and a wedge-shaped recess defined on the body portion and positioned between the pair of first metal contacts and the second metal contact for mating with the other of the wedge-shaped projection and the wedge-shaped recess of a mating electrical connector.