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Method of making a straddle mount connector

US7188408B2 · kind B2 · utility

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2Claims
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Filing dateDec 31, 2002
Grant dateMar 13, 2007
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Expiry dateJan 11, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/49222
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of making an electrical connector includes the steps of: providing a connector body (2) having an insert (5) defining a recessed area (54a) at one side and a number of channels (54b) at an opposite side; assembling a ground bus (4) to the recessed area of the insert, the ground bus including a carrier strip (46) with a number of fingers (460) extending therefrom; assembling a number of signal contacts (3) to the channels of the insert, each signal contact including a board mounting portion (32); and displacing the carrier strip such that each finger extends into space (320) between the mounting portions of two adjacent signal contacts.

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