Patent ID: 7537460
Filing Date: 2009-05-26
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector comprising: a carrier having opposite first and second sides; polymer columns held in said carrier and protruding from at least one of said first and second sides of said carrier; and a plurality of contacts held in said carrier, each said contact having opposing first and second contact ends, each said contact including a first conductive element defining a first conductive path and a second conductive element defining a second conductive path separate from said first conductive path, said first and second conductive paths configured to electrically connect an electrical component on one side of said carrier to an electrical component on said opposite side of said carrier, wherein at least one of said first and second contact ends engages a plurality of said polymer columns, further wherein said carrier includes a plurality of slots and a plurality of openings separate from said slots, each said contact mounted in one of said slots and said polymer columns mounted in said openings.