Patent ID: 7033224
Filing Date: 2006-04-25
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector for mating with a mating electrical connector, comprising: an elongated insulative housing extending in a longitudinal direction; a plurality of sets of contacts disposed in the insulative housing along the longitudinal direction, each contact comprising a mating portion for electrically connecting with the mating electrical connector and a tail portion, each set of contacts comprising three adjacent contacts; wherein each set defines a first distance internally between the mating portion of outermost contact and that of an interim contact, and every adjacent two sets defines a second distance externally between the mating portions of two adjacent outermost contacts of the two adjacent sets, the second distance being different from the first distance; wherein the outermost contacts of one set are used to transmit desired signals, and wherein the interim contact of the one set is grounded; wherein the two outermost adjacent contacts of the adjacent two sets are used to transmit a differential pair of signals.