Patent ID: 7086909

Claim:
An electric connector for data transfer applications, which comprises: at least eight elongate contact members connected in at least two signal pairs; a first signal pair including a fourth contact member and a fifth contact member and a second signal pair comprising a third contact member and a sixth contact member, one member of each signal pair being configured differently from the other member of the pair, and the respective members of each signal pair being oriented relative to one another such that they remain in generally parallel planes, but define non-parallel paths; each of the third and fifth members mounting a plate-like extension oriented in a first direction and in respective planes generally parallel to one another, each pair of extensions being separated by a first dielectric such that a first capacitor is formed; each of the fourth and sixth members mounting a plate-like extension oriented in a second direction and in respective planes generally parallel to one another, each pair of extensions being separated by a second dielectric such that a second capacitor is formed; the eighth member mounting a plate-like extension oriented in a third direction and in a plane generally parallel to that of the sixth member, the sixth and eighth member extensions being separated by a third dielectric such that a third capacitor is formed; and each contact member of each signal pair including a plug engaging portion and a board engaging portion, the plurality of contact members having a selected shape, being arranged relative to one another, and being housed collectively by a dielectric casing so as to minimize crosstalk during data transfer.