Patent ID: 8613626
Filing Date: 2013-12-24
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A receptacle for a power interconnect system comprising: a first conductive wall; at least a second conductive wall situated opposite the first conductive wall; a first end and a second end situated opposite the first end, wherein the first end is configured to receive a corresponding header of a connector; a first sacrificial contact area situated on the first conductive wall; at least a second sacrificial contact area situated on the second conductive wall and opposite the first sacrificial contact area; a first conductive contact area situated on the first conductive wall; and at least a second conductive contact area situated on the second conductive wall and opposite the first conductive contact area, wherein a distance between the first end and the first and second conductive contact areas is less than a distance between the first end and the first and second sacrificial contact areas, and wherein the first and second sacrificial contact areas are configured to contact a sacrificial portion of the header prior to a conductive portion of the header contacting the first and second conductive contact areas.