Patent ID: 9136652
Filing Date: 2015-09-15
Classification: H01R,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector comprising: a first connector housing and a plurality of electrical power contacts supported by the first connector housing, the first connector housing having a first housing body that defines a front end, a rear end spaced from the front end along a mating direction, and opposed first and second sides that extend between the front and rear ends and spaced apart from each other along a second direction that extends substantially perpendicular to the mating direction, the first housing body further defining a receptacle at the front end that is elongate along the second direction so as to define a power mating interface, wherein the receptacle extends through the first and second sides; and a second connector housing and a plurality of electrical signal contacts supported by the second connector housing, the second connector housing having a second housing body that defines a front end, a rear end spaced from the front end along the mating direction, and opposed first and second sides extending between the front and rear ends of the second connector housing and spaced apart from each other along the second direction, the first side of the second connector disposed adjacent the second side of the first connector housing, the second housing body further defining a receptacle at the front end that extends along the second direction so as to define a signal mating interface, wherein the receptacle of the second connector housing extends through the first and second sides of the second connector housing; a first end member that is separate from the first connector housing and is configured to be coupled to the first side of the first connector housing so as to close one end of the receptacle of the first connector housing; and a second end member that is separate from the second connector housing and is configured to be coupled to the second side of the second connector housing so as to close one end of the receptacle of the second connector housing.