Patent ID: 6827611
Filing Date: 2004-12-07
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector having a plurality of conductive members and at least one ground member, the electrical connector mateable to a corresponding electrical connector and comprising:each of the conductive members having a first contact end connectable to a printed circuit board and a second contact end mateable to the corresponding electrical connector; the ground member having a plurality of first contact ends connectable to the printed circuit board and a plurality of second contact ends mateable to the corresponding electrical connector; the second contact aids of the ground member having a first beam with an elongated axis and a second beam with an elongated axis; the first beam having a fee end and an end attached to the ground member and the second beam having a free end and an end attached to the ground member; and the elongated axis of the first beam and the elongated axis of the second beam being aligned and the free end of the first beam and the free end of the second beam being directed towards one another such that electrical current flow through the first and second beams is substantially in opposite directions.