Patent ID: 8435050

Claim:
A method of manufacturing a connector receptacle comprising: receiving a plurality of contacts attached to a carrier, the plurality of contacts shaped to provide a right-angle translation; forming the plurality of contacts; molding a first housing portion around a middle portion of each of the plurality of contacts; removing the carrier from the plurality of contacts; inserting the contacts and first housing portion in an over-mold housing; and placing a shield substantially around the over-mold housing, wherein forming the plurality of contacts comprises forming the plurality of contacts such that: a first contact extends approximately a first length in an X direction and approximately a second length in a Z direction; a second contact extends approximately the first length in the X direction and approximately the second length in the Z direction; and a third contact extends approximately the first length in the X direction, approximately a third length in the Z direction, approximately a fourth length in a Y direction, and approximately a fifth length in the Z direction, wherein the third length plus the fifth length are approximately equal to the second length.