Overmolded electrical contact array

A connector comprising:

• a first leadframe assembly comprising a first plurality of electrical contacts, wherein each of the first plurality of contacts defines a respective mating end, a respective mounting end, and a respective lead portion extending between the mating end and the mounting end;
• a second leadframe assembly comprising a second plurality of electrical contacts, wherein each of the second plurality of contacts defines a respective mating end, a respective mounting end, and a respective lead portion extending between the mating end and the mounting end;
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• a tail-alignment housing having a housing body and a plurality of pyramidal tail supports that extend away from the housing body in a direction toward the mating ends of the electrical contacts, wherein each of the plurality of tail supports is overmolded onto a respective one of the contact mounting ends.

A connector comprising:

• a leadframe assembly comprising a plurality of electrical contacts, wherein each of the plurality of contacts defines a respective mating end and a respective mounting end;
• a leadframe housing having a housing body that is overmolded onto the plurality of electrical contacts;
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• an alignment housing spaced from the leadframe housing, the alignment housing having a housing body and a plurality of supports that extend from the housing body of the alignment housing, wherein each of the plurality of supports is overmolded onto a respective one of the contacts, and each of the supports extends from the housing body of the alignment housing in a direction away from the housing body of the leadframe.

A connector comprising:

• a first leadframe assembly comprising a first plurality of electrical contacts, wherein each of the first plurality of contacts defines a respective mating end, a respective mounting end, and a respective lead portion extending between the mating end and the mounting end, the first leadframe assembly further comprising a first leadframe housing overmolded onto the first plurality of electrical contacts;
• a second leadframe assembly comprising a second plurality of electrical contacts, wherein each of the second plurality of contacts defines a respective mating end, a respective mounting end, and a respective lead portion extending between the mating end and the mounting end, the second leadframe assembly further comprising a second leadframe housing overmolded onto the second plurality of electrical contacts, wherein the first leadframe housing is adapted to couple to the second leadframe housing;
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• a tail-alignment housing having a housing body and a plurality of tail supports that extend from the housing body, wherein each of the plurality of tail supports is overmolded onto a respective one of the contact mounting ends,
• wherein (i) the first leadframe housing includes a first protrusion extending therefrom, (ii) the second leadframe housing includes a second protrusion extending therefrom, (iii) the first leadframe housing defines a first recess that is adapted to receive the second protrusion, and (iv) the second leadframe housing defines a second recess that is adapted to receive the first protrusion.