Patent ID: 7628656

Claim:
A receptacle assembly comprising: a housing having front and rear ends, the front end being configured to receive a plug, the rear end being configured to accept wire termination contacts; a circuit board comprising a plurality of contact holes, the circuit board held within the housing; and a plurality of array contacts arranged in a contact array within the housing, wherein each of the plurality of array contacts comprises a main section and a contact tail, wherein the main section of the each of the plurality of array contacts runs generally perpendicular to the circuit board, wherein the contact tail of the each of the plurality of array contacts has a first bend to form a first tail sub-section extending parallel to the circuit board and a second bend to form a second tail sub-section extending perpendicular to the circuit board, and wherein the second tail sub-section of the each of the plurality of array contacts is received by one of the plurality of contact holes in the circuit board, wherein the plurality of array contacts further comprises first and second subsets of array contacts and the first tail sub-sections of the first and second subsets of array contacts extend the same distance in opposite directions, wherein the plurality of array contacts further comprises a third subset of array contacts and the first tail sub-sections of the first and third subsets of array contacts extend first and third distances, respectively, in the same direction from the first bend, the first and third distances being different with respect to each other.