Patent ID: 6705902
Filing Date: 2004-03-16
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A connector assembly comprising:a first electrical connector having a first housing and a plurality of first conductors installed in the first housing; and a second electrical connector configured to be mated with the first electrical connector and having a second housing mated with the first housing and a plurality of second conductors being installed in the second housing and electrically connecting to corresponding first conductors of the first electrical connector; at least one of the plurality of the first conductors having installation orientation different from that of some other of the plurality of the first conductors, and the at least one of the plurality of the first conductors having a resistance equal to that of each of said some other of the plurality of the first conductors; wherein said some other of the plurality of the first conductors are arranged in one row and each of said some other of the plurality of the first conductors is located in respective one plane of a first group of parallel-arranged imaginary planes; wherein said at least one of the plurality of the first conductor has a contacting portion located in a second imaginary plane perpendicular to any of the first group of parallel-arranged imaginary planes; wherein said at least one of the plurality of the first conductors is an L-shaped plate and stamped from one metal sheet; wherein said at least one of the plurality of the first conductors has several tail portions extending vertically from the contacting portion thereof and located in a third imaginary plane perpendicular to both the first parallel plane group and the second imaginary plane; wherein the second conductors of the second electrical connector are identically shaped at least one of the plurality of the second conductors is located in the second imaginary plane when the second electrical connector is mated with the first electrical connector.