US 8,784,123 B1 · Electrical connector

Abstract

An electrical connector may include a cord comprising wires and a plug extending from the cord. The plug may include a first top row of contacts included in a top portion of the plug and a first bottom row of contacts included in a bottom portion of the plug. The first top row of contacts may be coupled to the plurality of wires and include a first top differential signaling pair configured to carry signals according to a first communication protocol, and a second top differential signaling pair configured to carry signals according to a second communication protocol. The first bottom row of contacts may be coupled to the first top row of contacts and arranged to maintain a same arrangement of contacts and electrical paths as the first top row of contacts to the plurality of wires when the plug is rotated one hundred and eighty degrees.

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Dependent claims

An electrical connector comprising:

a cord comprising a plurality of wires;
and
a plug extending from the cord, the plug including:
a first top row of contacts included in a top portion of the plug, the first top row of contacts being coupled to the plurality of wires and including:
a first top differential signaling pair configured to carry signals according to a first communication protocol, and
a second top differential signaling pair configured to carry signals according to a second communication protocol,
the first top differential signaling pair being closer to a center of the first top row of contacts than the second top differential pair and the first communication protocol having a higher data rate than the second communication protocol;
and
a first bottom row of contacts included in a bottom portion of the plug, the first bottom row of contacts being coupled to the first top row of contacts and arranged to maintain a same arrangement of contacts and electrical paths as the first top row of contacts to the plurality of wires when the plug is rotated one hundred and eighty degrees.

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An electrical connector comprising:

a cord comprising a plurality of wires;
and
a plug extending from the cord, the plug including:
a top portion, a first side portion adjacent to the top portion, a bottom portion adjacent to the first side portion and opposing the top portion, and a second side portion adjacent to the top portion and to the bottom portion, the second side portion opposing the first side portion;
the top portion including at least:
a first top row of contacts, the first top row of contacts including:
a first top contact that is closer to a center of the first top row of contacts than remaining contacts in the first top row of contacts;
and
at least one top ground contact, a front portion of the at least one top ground contact being closer to a front portion of the plug than any portion of any of the other contacts in the first top row of contacts;
and a second top row of contacts including a second top contact that is closer to a center of the second top row of contacts than remaining contacts in the second top row of contacts;
and
the bottom portion including at least:
a first bottom row of contacts, the first bottom row of contacts including a first bottom contact that is closer to a center of the first bottom row of contacts than remaining contacts in the first bottom row of contacts, the first bottom contact being coupled to the first top contact;
and
a second bottom row of contacts including a second bottom contact that is closer to a center of the second bottom row of contacts than remaining contacts in the second bottom row of contacts, the second bottom contact being coupled to the second top contact.

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An electrical connector comprising:

a cord comprising a plurality of wires;
and
a plug extending from the cord, the plug including:
a top portion, a first side portion adjacent to the top portion, a bottom portion adjacent to the first side portion and opposing the top portion, and a second side portion adjacent to the top portion and to the bottom portion, the second side portion opposing the first side portion;
the top portion including at least:
a first top row of contacts, the first top row of contacts including:
a first top contact that is closer to a center of the first top row of contacts than remaining contacts in the first top row of contacts;
and
at least one top ground contact, the at least one top ground contact being longer than any of the other contacts in the first top row of contacts;
and
a second top row of contacts including a second top contact that is closer to a center of the second top row of contacts than remaining contacts in the second top row of contacts;
and
the bottom portion including at least:
a first bottom row of contacts, the first bottom row of contacts including a first bottom contact that is closer to a center of the first bottom row of contacts than remaining contacts in the first bottom row of contacts, the first bottom contact being coupled to the first top contact;
and
a second bottom row of contacts including a second bottom contact that is closer to a center of the second bottom row of contacts than remaining contacts in the second bottom row of contacts, the second bottom contact being coupled to the second top contact.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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