Patent ID: 7470160

Claim:
An electrical connector for connecting a cable to a card edge interface, comprising: a housing portion having a first surface and a second surface opposite said first surface, and an insulating portion disposed between the first surface and the second surface, the first surface, the insulating portion and the second surface being spaced apart to define a slot; and a plurality of furcated contact elements disposed within the housing; each furcated contact element having: a first tine portion having a contact interface portion, a second tine portion spaced apart from the first tine portion; a web portion connecting the first and second tine portions at one end, and a wire termination portion attached to the web portion for terminating a conductor of the cable; the second tine portion disposed between the insulating portion and the second surface to insulate the second tine portion from electrical contact with the card edge interface; wherein the first and second tine portions define an open recess corresponding with the slot of the housing portion, and are arranged within the housing portion with the contact interface exposed for mating with a respective contact surface of the card edge interface.