Patent ID: 8449321
Filing Date: 2013-05-28
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A power connector comprising: a connector housing having an interior cavity, a mating face, and a mounting interface, the mounting interface configured to be mounted to a printed circuit board; a contact assembly including anode and cathode contacts that are configured to electrically engage power contacts of a mating connector, the contact assembly also including anode and cathode terminals disposed in the interior cavity, the anode and cathode terminals being electrically coupled to the anode and cathode contacts, respectively, and configured to be electrically coupled to the circuit board; and a power cable having substantially flat anode and cathode conductive layers that are surrounded by an insulative jacket, the anode and cathode conductive layers being electrically coupled to the anode and cathode contacts, respectively, and electrically parallel to the anode and cathode terminals, respectively; wherein an outer perimeter of the mounting interface defines a mounting area along the circuit board when the connector housing is mounted thereto, the anode and cathode terminals including circuit-engagement portions that mechanically and electrically couple to the circuit board in the mounting area.