Patent ID: 6290515
Filing Date: 2001-09-18
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector assembly comprising:a receptacle connector having an insulative housing, a plurality of terminals and a plurality of first ground buses, each first ground bus including two engaging ribs, said insulative housing comprising two elongated sidewalls defining a plurality of channels for receiving the corresponding terminals and an internal wall between the two elongated sidewalls for receiving the plurality of first ground buses; anda plug connector being used for mating with the receptacle connector and having a dielectric housing, a plurality of contacts and a plurality of second ground buses, each second ground bus including two ribs alignedly contacted with corresponding engaging ribs of the first ground bus, said dielectric housing comprising a base and two rows of tongues extending from the base and engaging with the two elongated sidewalls and the internal wall, each tongue having two opposite outer and inner surfaces, wherein the outer surface defines a plurality of passageways for receiving the contacts to engage with the terminals, and the inner surface forms a plurality of grooves for receiving the plurality of second ground buses to engage with the first ground buses;wherein respective widths of the second ground buses are individually differently sized to span a range corresponding to a width of one contact or a width of more contacts.