| US 7,524,209 B2 | ||
| Impedance mating interface for electrical connectors | ||
| Gregory A. Hull, York, Pa. (US); and Stephen B. Smith, Mechanicsburg, Pa. (US) | ||
| Assigned to FCI Americas Technology, Inc., Carson City, Nev. (US) | ||
| Filed on Sep. 19, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/229,778. | ||
| Application 11/229778 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/946874, filed on Sep. 22, 2004. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/506427, filed on Sep. 26, 2003. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0068641 A1, Mar. 30, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. H01R 13/648 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 439—608 [439/607] | 22 Claims |
| 1. An electrical connector, comprising:
a first electrically conductive contact defining a first mating end; and
a second electrically conductive contact disposed adjacent to the first contact along a common centerline, the second contact
defining a second mating end,
wherein the second mating end is offset in a first direction with respect to the centerline a distance substantially equal
to a thickness of the first mating end, and the first mating end is offset in a direction opposite the first direction with
respect to the common centerline, and at least one of the first and second mating ends defines a first side and a second side
that extend parallel to the centerline and a third and a fourth side that extend along the first direction, wherein the first
and second sides are longer than the third and fourth sides.
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