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High-frequency electrical connector

  • US 9,831,588 B2
  • Filed: 08/22/2013
  • Issued: 11/28/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/22/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An electrical connector comprising a plurality of conductive elements disposed in a column, wherein:

  • each of the plurality of conductive elements comprises at least one beam having at least one contact region;

    the plurality of conductive elements comprises a plurality of first conductive elements, the plurality of first conductive elements being arranged in a plurality of pairs of first conductive elements, each of the first conductive elements having a first width;

    the plurality of conductive elements further comprises a plurality of second conductive elements, wherein each of the second conductive elements has a second width greater than the first width, and is disposed between adjacent pairs of the plurality of pairs of first conductive elements; and

    each of the second conductive elements comprises a plurality of beams, wherein;

    the plurality of beams comprises at least two longer beams and at least one shorter beam,the shorter beam is disposed separate from the two longer beams,each of the two longer beams and the shorter beam comprises a contact region facing a first direction,distal portions of the two longer beams are independently movable, andthe plurality of beams are positioned such that when the electrical connector is mated to a mating electrical connector and the second conductive element makes contact with a corresponding conductive element in the mating connector, the shorter beam terminates a stub of the corresponding conductive element comprising a wipe region provided on the corresponding conductive element for the two longer beams.

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