Electrical power contacts and connectors comprising same
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1. An electrical header connector comprising:
- a housing having a mating face and defining a plurality of apertures that extend through the housing in a first direction proximate to the mating face; and
a plurality of electrical plug contacts disposed in the housing;
each said electrical plug contact of the plurality of electrical plug contacts extending in a second direction that is substantially perpendicular to the first direction;
wherein a first aperture of the plurality of apertures extends through the housing above an electrical plug contact of the plurality of electrical plug contacts, a second aperture of the plurality of apertures extends through the housing below the electrical plug contact, and both the first and second apertures are aligned with corresponding apertures extending through a housing of a second electrical connector when the electrical connector is mated with the second electrical connector such that the electrical plug contact is received in a corresponding receptacle contact of the second electrical connector.
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Abstract
Electrical connectors and contacts for transmitting power are provided. One power contact embodiment includes a first plate that defines a first non-deflecting beam and a first deflectable beam, and a second plate that defines a second non-deflecting beam and a second deflectable beam. The first and second plates are positioned beside one another to form the power contact.
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1. An electrical header connector comprising:
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a housing having a mating face and defining a plurality of apertures that extend through the housing in a first direction proximate to the mating face; and a plurality of electrical plug contacts disposed in the housing;
each said electrical plug contact of the plurality of electrical plug contacts extending in a second direction that is substantially perpendicular to the first direction;wherein a first aperture of the plurality of apertures extends through the housing above an electrical plug contact of the plurality of electrical plug contacts, a second aperture of the plurality of apertures extends through the housing below the electrical plug contact, and both the first and second apertures are aligned with corresponding apertures extending through a housing of a second electrical connector when the electrical connector is mated with the second electrical connector such that the electrical plug contact is received in a corresponding receptacle contact of the second electrical connector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An electrical header connector comprising:
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a housing defining an aperture extending vertically therethrough at a location proximate to a mating face of the housing; and an electrical power plug contact retained in the housing, the electrical power plug contact disposed proximate to the mating face of the housing, wherein the aperture is vertically aligned with the power plug contact so as to allow heat from the power plug contact to freely dissipate through the aperture after the electrical connector has been mated with a second electrical connector. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An electrical header connector configured to mate with a second electrical connector, the electrical header connector comprising:
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a housing defining mating face and a mating interface disposed proximate to the mating face, the housing defining an aperture extending vertically therethrough into the mating interface; and an electrical plug contact retained in the housing, the electrical plug contact having a plug contact portion disposed in the mating interface, wherein the aperture remains unobstructed by a housing of the second electrical connector after the electrical connector has been mated with the second electrical connector such that heat from the plug contact portion of the electrical plug contact and heat from a mated receptacle contact of the second electrical connector can freely dissipate through the aperture. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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