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US 2010/0136856 A1Published application
Electrical connector
AssigneeTyco Electronics Corporation
InventorsKenneth R. Gleason, Navin Kanjibhai Patel, Mark A. Hippert, Valentino Girolamo, Laurence A. Daane
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Abstract
An electrical connector is disclosed. The electrical connector has a plug and a receptacle that are connectable in a mated position. At least one of the plug and the receptacle have a body and an electrically conductive layer applied directly to the body.
Claims20
An electrical connector comprising:
- a plug;
- a receptacle, the receptacle being mateable with the plug;
- and
- wherein at least one of the plug and the receptacle comprise a plastic body comprising an electrically conductive layer plated directly upon a plastic body.
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A method for manufacturing an electrical connector comprising the steps of:
- forming a plastic body for at least one of a plug and a receptacle;
- forming a interconnect pattern directly onto the plastic body;
- and
- plating an electrically conductive layer directly to the interconnect pattern.
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An electrical connector comprising:
- a plug;
- a receptacle, the receptacle being mateable with the plug;
- and
- wherein at least one of the plug and the receptacle comprise a plastic body comprising an electrically conductive layer plated directly upon the plastic body and wherein a cover substantially surrounds at least one of the plug and the receptacle and provide electrical insulation to at least one of the plug and the receptacle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.