Patent ID: 7534142

Claim:
A differential signal terminal insert for insertion into a connector, comprising: a first insert half having a front edge and an opposing rear edge and opposing top and bottom edges, and a first signal terminal fixed in the first insert half having a horizontal portion extending from a first point beyond the front edge of the first insert half to a second point in the first insert half between said front edge and the rear edge, a vertical portion extending from the second point to a third point in the first insert half above the bottom edge, said horizontal and vertical portions lying in a first plane, said first signal terminal having a first offset portion that extends from the third point in said first insert half away from the first plane in a first direction to a second plane spaced from said first plane, said first offset portion extending downwardly past the bottom edge of said first insert half in said second plane; and, a second insert half that mates to said first insert half, the second insert half including having a front edge and an opposing rear edge and having opposing top and bottom edges, and a second signal terminal fixed in the second insert half and having a horizontal portion extending from a first point beyond the front edge of said second insert half to a second point in said second insert half between said front edge and the rear edge of said second insert half, a vertical portion extending from the second point to a third point in said second insert half above the bottom edge of said second insert half, said horizontal and vertical portions lying in a second plane parallel to and displaced from the first plane, said second signal terminal having a second offset portion that extends from the third point in said second insert half away from the second plane in a second direction to the second plane, said second offset portion extending downwardly past the bottom edge of said second insert half in said second plane but laterally displaced from and the first offset portion.