Patent ID: 7927152
Filing Date: 2011-04-19
Classification: H01R,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A contact sub-assembly for an electrical connector, said contact sub-assembly comprising: a base; an array of contacts held by the base, each contact extending along a length from a terminating end portion to a tip end portion, the terminating end portion being configured to be at least one of terminated to a circuit board or terminated to a wire, the tip end portion comprising a tip surface, each contact having a mating interface located along the length of the contact between the terminating end portion and the tip end portion; and a spacing member formed separately from the base, the spacing member engaging each of the contacts such that each contact is positioned relative to adjacent contact in the array, wherein at least a portion of the spacing member engages each contact at a location along the length of the contact that is between the mating interface and the tip surface.