Electrical switching connector

An electrical switching connector, comprising:

• a dielectric housing defining a receptacle;
• a first switch terminal mounted on the housing and including a contact portion at said receptacle;
• a second switch terminal mounted on the housing and including a flexible contact portion projecting into the receptacle and engageable with the contact portion of the first switch terminal, whereby a terminal of a complementary mating connector can be inserted into the receptacle in engagement with the flexible contact portion of the second switch terminal to move said flexible contact portion out of engagement with the contact portion of the first switch terminal;
• a pair of ground terminals juxtaposed alongside one of the switch terminals, the contact portion of said first switch terminal and body portions of said pair of ground terminals being coplanar;
• and
• said second switch terminal and one of said ground terminals having overlapping capacitor plate portions.

An electrical switching connector, comprising:

• a dielectric housing defining a receptacle;
• a first switch terminal mounted on the housing and including a contact portion at said receptacle;
• a second switch terminal mounted on the housing and including a flexible contact portion projecting into the receptacle and engageable with the contact portion of the first switch terminal, whereby a terminal of a complementary mating connector can be inserted into the receptacle in engagement with the flexible contact portion of the second switch terminal to move said flexible contact portion out of engagement with the contact portion of the first switch terminal;
• a pair of ground terminals juxtaposed alongside one of the switch terminals, the contact portion of said first switch terminal and body portions of said pair of ground terminals being coplanar;
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• said pair of ground terminals forming the legs of a generally U-shaped configuration with ends of the legs being integrally joined by a cross portion of the U-shaped configuration which surrounds three sides of the contact portion of the first switch terminal.