Patent ID: 9054470
Filing Date: 2015-06-09
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector comprising: a connector housing having a mating side that faces in a mating direction, the mating side configured to engage a mating connector; and an electrical contact held by the connector housing, the electrical contact including a common body section and first, second, and third contact beams that are arranged along the mating side and have respective contact bases coupled to the body section, each of the first, second, and third contact beams extending in the mating direction from the respective contact base to a respective distal end, wherein each of the first, second, and third contact beams has a beam length that is measured from the respective contact base to the respective distal end, the beam lengths of the first, second, and third contact beams being different from one another, wherein the electrical contact is a first electrical contact and the electrical connector further comprises a second electrical contact that includes a common body section and fourth and fifth contact beams, each of the fourth and fifth contact beams extending in the mating direction from a respective contact base that is coupled to the body section of the second electrical contact to a respective distal end, the fourth and fifth contact beams having beam lengths, respectively, that are measured from the respective contact base to the respective distal end, wherein the beam lengths of the fourth and fifth contact beams are different from each other.