Patent ID: 6217389
Filing Date: 2001-04-17
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A Universal Serial Bus Connector, comprising:a plurality of electrical contacts, each having a first end configured to mate with a corresponding contact of a Universal Serial Bus connector plug, and a second end configured to be terminated to a circuit board on which the connector is positioned,wherein at least one of the electrical contacts is divided into a front section including said first end and a rear section including said second end,wherein a rear end of said front section opposite the first end which is configured to mate with a corresponding contact of a Universal Serial Bus Connector plug is spaced apart from a front end of said rear section opposite the second end which is configured to be terminated to a circuit board, andwherein an electrical device is positioned in the space between said rear end of the front section and the front end of the rear section, and by engagement between leads of the electrical device and the respective front section rear end and rear section front end, electrically connected between said front and rear contact sections.