Patent ID: 6309255
Filing Date: 2001-10-30
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector for transferring electronic data and electrical power, comprising:an insulative housing having a first face, a second face opposite to the first face and a third face connecting the first and second faces, the housing defining a plurality of first receiving channels and at least one second receiving channel;a plurality of first contacts used for transferring electronic data, each first contact having a first body portion, a first mating portion at an end of the body portion and a first contacting portion for contacting a cable at an opposite end of the body portion, the first contacts being inserted into the first receiving channels of the housing at the second face; andat least one second contact used for transferring electrical power, the at least one second contact having a second body portion, a second mating portion at an end of the body portion and a second contacting portion for contacting the cable at an opposite end of the second body portion, the at least one second contact being inserted into the corresponding second receiving channel of the housing at the first face, wherein the at least one second contact is spaced from every first contact by the housing;wherein the receiving channels are defined in the third face of the housing and the second receiving channels is below the first receiving channels, near a bottom face of the housing opposite to the third face.