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US 12,749,840 B2Granted
Contact assembly and method of making same and electrical connector including the contact assembly
AssigneesFoxconn (Kunshan) Computer Connector Co., Ltd., Foxconn Interconnect Technology Limited
InventorsTerrance F. Little, Patrick R. Casher
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Abstract
A contact assembly for an electrical connector includes: a signal contact module including a first insulator and plural pairs of signal contacts insert-molded with the first insulator; a ground contact module including a second insulator and plural ground contacts insert-molded with the second insulator; and a conductive plastic member molded with the plural ground contacts, wherein the first insulator is assembled to the second insulator.
Claims5
A contact assembly for an electrical connector, comprising:
- a signal contact module including a first insulator and plural pairs of signal contacts insert-molded with the first insulator;
- a ground contact module including a second insulator and a plurality of ground contacts insert-molded with the second insulator;
- and
- a conductive plastic member molded with the plurality of ground contacts;
- wherein
- the first insulator is assembled to the second insulator;
- and
- each of the plurality of ground contacts includes a front contacting portion, a rear tail and an intermediate portion having a horizontal body and a substantially vertical shield therebetween, and the conductive plastic member is molded with the substantially vertical shields.
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