Electrical connectors – With circuit conductors and safety grounding provision – Direct grounding of coupling part member passing into aperture
Reexamination Certificate
2005-07-12
2005-07-12
Paumen, Gary (Department: 2833)
Electrical connectors
With circuit conductors and safety grounding provision
Direct grounding of coupling part member passing into aperture
C439S607560, C439S924100, C439S931000, C439S181000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06916188
ABSTRACT:
A connector assembly is provided with opposing and interengageable first and second connector components. Each of the two components preferably includes upper and lower housing formed from an insulative material coated with electrically-conductive material, with cavities formed therein that receive terminal assemblies. The upper and lower housings are formed with internal cavities that extend in orthogonal directions. Each cavity contains a terminal assembly of either plug or receptacle structure and may further include either a plurality of power terminals or differential signal terminals. The terminals have contact portions, tail portions and interconnecting portions that are partially encapsulated by an insulative outer shell. In assembling the first and second components, multiple ground connections are made in sequence before any signal or power supply connections are made. In disassembling the components, signals and power supply connections are broken first, then the ground connections are broken in a sequence that is the reverse of what was made during assembly.
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U.S. Appl. No. 10/435,697, filed May 6, 2003, presently pending, “High-Speed differential signal connector particularly suitable for docking applications”.
Banakis Emanuel G.
Dunham David E.
Lang Harold Keith
Owsley Robert A.
Regnier Kent E.
Molex Incorporated
Paulius Thomas D.
Paumen Gary
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