Patent ID: 8573995

Claim:
A dual orientation plug connector comprising: a 180 degree symmetrical connector tab adapted to be inserted into a receptacle connector during a mating event, the connector tab having width, height and length dimensions and comprising a frame that defines a shape of the connector tab, the frame having first and second opposing sides extending in the width and length dimensions, and third and fourth opposing sides extending between the first and second sides in the height and length dimensions, the first side including a first opening and the second side including a second opening directly opposite the first opening; a first contact region formed in the first opening of the frame, the first contact region including a first plurality of external contacts and dielectric material between each adjacent contact in the first plurality of contacts and between each contact in the first plurality of contacts and the frame; and a second contact region formed in the second opening of the metal frame, the second contact region including a second plurality of external contacts and dielectric material between each adjacent contact in the first plurality of contacts and between each contact in the first plurality of contacts and the frame, wherein at least one individual contact in the first plurality of contacts is electrically coupled to an individual contact in the second plurality of contacts.