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Circuit board based cable connector

  • US 6,152,754 A
  • Filed: 12/21/1999
  • Issued: 11/28/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/21/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An electrical connector for use with a sensor plug having a plurality of signal contacts, said connector comprising:

  • a housing having a passageway configured to accept an insertion end of the sensor plug;

    a circuit board disposed in the housing adjacent the passageway and having a first side facing the passageway and a second side opposite the first side, said circuit board further having a plurality of slots formed through the circuit board; and

    a plurality of conductive arms extending from the first side, the arms in electrical communication with contacts formed in the circuit board, each of said arms having a contact segment extending partially through a corresponding one of said slots;

    wherein said contact segment establishes electrical contact with a signal contact of the sensor plug.

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