Patent ID: 7632146

Claim:
A plug connector for use in a connector system having a receptacle connector, the receptacle connector having alignment projections projecting toward an interior of a box shaped housing of the receptacle connector, the plug connector comprising: a body having a bottom plate with a width W, a top plate with a width W′ that is smaller than W, a first side plate and a second side plate each having a step to accommodate the width differential between the top and bottom plates, wherein the first and second side plates are smaller relative to the top and bottom plate providing a substantially flat body; and a plurality of electrodes located within the body, the plurality of electrodes consisting of a single row of electrodes extending in the direction of the depth of the body and being positionally secured by insulating material to an interior surface of the bottom plate of the body leaving an insertion cavity in the interior of the body between the single row of electrodes and the top plate, wherein all electrodes within the body are in the single row, wherein the steps in the first and second side plates are aligned with the alignment projections of the receptacle connector to guide insertion of the plug connector into the receptacle connector housing.