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Low profile male connector

  • US 8,414,337 B2
  • Filed: 05/20/2011
  • Issued: 04/09/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/20/2011
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A cable assembly for connecting to a corresponding receptacle connector, the cable assembly comprising:

  • a plug housing having a depth and an interior cavity designed to accommodate a plurality of pins that extend within the interior cavity in a direction of the depth of the plug housing;

    a cable coupled to the plug housing, the cable having a plurality of conductive traces that correspond to and are electrically coupled to the plurality of pins; and

    a connector base, mechanically coupled to the plug housing by the cable, the connector base having a plurality of connection pads electrically coupled to respective ones of the plurality of conductive traces,wherein the plurality of pins each include;

    a base for supporting the pin within the plug housing;

    an elongated shaft extending from the base; and

    an engaging portion located on an end of the elongated shaft opposite the base for engaging a receiving pin, the elongated shaft including a limit stop protruding from a top surface of the elongated shaft for distributing a force applied to the elongated shaft upon engagement of the engaging portion with the receiving pin.

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