Patent ID: 8496486
Filing Date: 2013-07-30
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A receptacle connector for mating with a pluggable module having a plug and a printed circuit, said receptacle connector comprising: a housing comprising a mating receptacle and a slot, the mating receptacle being configured to receive the plug of the pluggable module therein, the slot being configured to receive the printed circuit of the pluggable module therein; first and second rows of receptacle contacts held by the housing, each of the receptacle contact comprising a receptacle mating segment that extends within the mating receptacle and is configured to engage a mating contact of the plug of the pluggable module, the first and second rows being spaced apart from each other, wherein the first row of receptacle contacts extends between the slot and the second row of receptacle contacts; and a slot contact held by the housing, the slot contact comprising a slot mating segment that extends within the slot and is configured to engage the printed circuit of the pluggable module.