Patent ID: 6869294

Claim:
Matable electrical connectors having signal and power capabilities, comprising: a) a receptacle connector comprising an insulative housing and a receptacle contact disposed therein, said receptacle contact comprising a substantially U-shaped electrically conductive body defined by three open sides and three closed sides, the three closed sides comprising two side walls and an upper bridging element, at least one of the three closed sides having a receptacle contact heat dissipation through hole formed therein; b) a plug connector comprising an insulative housing and a plug contact disposed therein, said plug contact comprising: i) a substantially U-shaped electrically conductive body defined by three open sides and three closed sides, the three closed sides comprising two side walls and an upper bridging element, at least one of the three closed sides having a plug contact heat dissipation through hole formed therein; ii) only one solid deflectable beam extending from one of the three closed sides of the plug contact; and iii) only one solid deflectable beam extending from another of the three closed; iv) wherein the plug contact further comprising at least two terminals extending from two of the three closed sides thereof for inserting into a printed circuit structure.