Patent ID: 7467955

Claim:
An electrical connector comprising: a first leadframe housing having a first mating face, a first mounting face, and a first electrical contact extending through the first mating face and the first mounting face; and a second leadframe housing having a second mating face, a second mounting face, and a second electrical contact extending through the second mating face and the second mounting face, wherein (i) a portion of the first electrical contact that extends from the first mating face to the first mounting face has a first face extending the entire length of the portion, (ii) a portion of the second electrical contact that extends from the second mating face to the second mounting face has a second face extending the entire length of the portion, (iii) each of the first and second faces has a respective first edge portion, a second edge portion, a third edge portion opposite the first edge portion, and a fourth edge portion opposite the second edge portion, (iv) each edge portion extends the entire length of a respective side of its respective face, (v) the second leadframe housing is disposed adjacent to the first leadframe housing such that the first face opposes the second face, (vi) the first and third edge portions are covered by a dielectric material, and a section of each of the second and fourth edge portions that is entirely between the dielectric material covering the first and third edge portions is exposed to air, and (vii) an air gap is formed between the electrical contacts entirely between the dielectric material that covers the first and third edge portions.