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Connector with metalized coated polymer contact

US7448883B2 · kind B2 · utility

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14Claims

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Assignee

Tyco Electronics Co., Ltd · US

Inventors

Wayne Stewart Alden, III · Whitman, US
Jeffery Walter Mason · Attleboro, US
Peter Wapenski · Foster, US

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 5, 2007
Grant date	Nov 11, 2008
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 5, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10S439/931
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A socket connector includes an insulator having a plurality of apertures. A plurality of contacts are held by the insulator and arranged in groups. Each group includes plural contacts disposed around a periphery of a respective aperture. Each contact includes a polymer contact body having first and second opposite contact tips. A conductive coating extends on the contact body from the first contact tip to the second contact tip.

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