Patent ID: 8267724

Claim:
An electrical connector comprising: a connector housing defining a mating interface and an opposed mounting interface; a first electrical contact supported by the connector housing and a second electrical contact supported by the housing, each of the first and second electrical contacts defining a mating end and an opposed plurality of mounting terminals, wherein (i) the mounting terminals of each of the first and second electrical contacts are arranged in respective first and second longitudinally elongate columns that are laterally adjacent, such that no mounting terminals are disposed laterally between the first and second adjacent columns, (ii) the second column of the first electrical contact is disposed laterally adjacent the first column of the second electrical contact such that no mounting terminals are disposed laterally between the second column of the first electrical contact and the first column of the second electrical contact, and (iii) at least a first mounting terminal of a select one of the first columns is offset in the longitudinal direction with respect all of the mounting terminals of at least one of the second columns.