Patent ID: 8382521

Claim:
A vertical electrical connector configured to be mated to a mating right angle connector along a first direction, the electrical connector comprising: a differential signal pair comprising a first vertical electrical contact retained by a dielectric housing, and a second vertical electrical contact that is retained by the dielectric housing and is disposed adjacent to the first vertical electrical contact, the first vertical electrical contact having a first end and a second end, the second vertical electrical contact having a first end and a second end, the first ends of the first and second vertical electrical contacts aligned with each other along the a direction that is perpendicular to the first direction, and the second ends of the first and second vertical electrical contacts aligned with each other along the direction that is perpendicular to the first direction, wherein (i) the first vertical electrical contact has a first length that extends from the first end of the first vertical electrical contact to the second end of the first vertical electrical contact, (ii) the second vertical electrical contact has a bent portion so as to define second length that extends from the first end of the second vertical electrical contact and the second end of the second vertical electrical contact, the bent portion being surrounded by the dielectric housing, and (iii) the first length is less than the second length, such that an electrical signal in the second electrical contact propagates through the second length longer than the electrical signal in the first electrical contact propagates through the first length to correct skew from a mating differential signal pair in the mating right angle connector.