Electrical connector with electrostatic discharge protection
US7481677B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 30, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jan 27, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 30, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R12/725
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electrical connector has an insulative housing (10) and a number of electrical contacts (20). The insulative housing has a tongue (14, 15) defining a front face (145) and an upper side and a lower side perpendicular to the front face. The electrical contacts include a number of upper contacts (21) and lower contacts (22). The lower contacts are arranged on the lower side of the tongue and each including a contact section. The upper contacts each includes an extending section (212) arranged on the upper side of the tongue. A contact section (215) is bending from a side edge of the extending section of the upper contact and extending through a passageway (147) of the tongue for arranging on the lower side and avoiding the upper contacts shorting to a metal shell of a mating plug.
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