Patent ID: 6454605
Filing Date: 2002-09-24
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
In a connector for terminating to an end of a cable, the cable having at least one pair of signal wires which are encompassed by an associated grounding shield, each signal wire having an inner conductor encompassed by an insulative covering, the connector including an insulative connector housing supporting at least three terminals, the connector housing having a mating face and a terminating face, the terminals including first and second signal terminals and a ground terminal, each of said terminals having a contact portion disposed proximate to said connector housing mating face and each of said terminals having a termination portion disposed proximate to said connector housing terminating face, the improvement comprising:said first and second signal terminal termination portions being axially spaced apart from said ground terminal termination portion, and said first and second signal termination portions being spaced apart widthwise from each other such that said ground and signal termination portions are disposed in a triangular configuration when viewed from said connector terminating face.