Patent ID: 7883367
Filing Date: 2011-02-08
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A connector comprising: a housing comprising a first insulative housing and a second insulative housing attachable to the first insulative housing; and a plurality of wafers assembled within said housing, each wafer comprising: a first set of contacts including a first and a second contacts arranged within the first insulative housing having a mating end and a mounting end, each of the first and second contacts respectively including a first and a second contact engaging portions, and a first and a second mounting portions, wherein the first and second contact engaging portions are located adjacent to an edge of the mating end; and a second set of contacts including a third and a fourth contacts corresponding to each of the first and second contacts and arranged in said second insulative housing, each of the third and fourth contacts including a third and a fourth contact engaging portions and a third and a fourth mounting portions; and wherein when the second insulative housing is attached to the first insulative housing, the third and the fourth contact engaging portions are located in a position which is in aligning with the first and second contact engaging portions respectively, and located in a position away from the edge of the mating end, wherein said first contacts and second contacts are arranged to be spaced from one another in a first imaginary plane and said third and fourth contacts are arranged to be spaced from one another in a second imaginary plane, said first contact and associated third contact being spaced from and aligned with each other along a direction perpendicular to said parallel first and second imaginary planes, said first through fourth mounting portions being arranged substantially in a line in a third imaginary plane parallel to the first and second imaginary planes.