Capacitively coupled connector for electronic device

A plug connector for engaging an opposing receptacle connector, the plug connector comprising:

• an insulative plug body having opposing first and second surfaces, the plug body including a flat skirt portion and a plug member projecting from the first surface, a recess formed on the second surface in alignment with the plug member and having a preselected depth, the plug member and the recess being surrounded by the skirt portion, the skirt portion including at least one attachment member projecting away from the skirt portion;
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• a plurality of separate first and second contacts, the first contacts being disposed on the skirt portion and the second contacts being disposed on the plug member, the second contacts including dielectric portions on exterior mating surfaces thereof for preventing galvanic contact with an opposing contact and permitting only capacitve coupling to occur with the opposing contact.

A receptacle connector for engaging an opposing plug connector, the receptacle connector comprising:

• an insulative connector body, the connector body including a frame portion that surrounds a hollow cavity disposed in the connector body, the cavity being at least partly defined by the frame portion and including a floor portion extending between portions of the frame, the frame portion including an engagement channel having a quadrangular groove configuration defined by an outer frame portion and an inner frame portion;
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• a plurality of first and second conductive contacts, the first contacts being disposed on the frame portion and the second contacts being disposed on the cavity floor portion, the second contacts including dielectric portions on mating surfaces thereof disposed along a mating face of the receptacle connector for preventing galvanic contact with an opposing contact on a circuit board in opposition to the receptacle connector.