Reduced cross talk electrical connector

Claim 2

An electrical connector comprising: a housing; said housing receiving a plurality of elongated contacts; said housing adapted to receive a removable plug whereby said contacts can receive electrical signals from the plug; said plurality of contacts including a first contact and a second contact; said first contact being adjacent to said second contact; each contact including a first bend defining an upper portion and a lower portion of said contact each upper portion having a free end; the angle between the upper portion and the lower portion being acute; said upper portion being adapted to make contact with and be deflected by the removable plug; said contacts being formed so that said free end of said upper portion of said first contact is not parallel to said free end of said upper portion of said second contact, irrespective of whether the plug is received in the housing or not, whereby electrical signal transmission characteristics of said connector is enhanced.

Claim 3

A connector as set forth in claim 1, wherein said lower portion of said contacts are integral with a lead frame; said lead frame including a plurality of conductors; a number of said conductors crossing each other for reducing cross talk.

Claim 4

A connector as set forth in claim 1, wherein the upper portion of said first contact is substantially in the form of a "S".

Claim 5

A connect as set forth in claim 1, further including third and fourth contacts; the upper portion of said third contact being substantially identical to the upper portion of said first contact; the upper portion of said fourth contact being substantially identical to the upper portion of said second contact; said third contact being located between said second and fourth contacts.

Claim 6

A connector as set forth in claim 4, wherein an amount of cross talk cancellation occurs between said first and third contacts and between said second and fourth contacts when signals exists on said first, second, third and fourth contacts.

Claim 7

An electrical connector comprising: an electrical connector including first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth conductors; a first part of each of said conductors forming spring contacts; second parts of said conductors forming a lead frame; said first part of said first conductor being adjacent to said first part of said second conductor; said first part of said second conductor being adjacent to said first part of said third conductor; said first part of said third conductor being adjacent to said first part of said fourth conductor; said first part of said fourth conductor being adjacent to said first part of said fifth conductor; said first part of said fifth conductor being adjacent to said first part of said sixth conductor; said first part of said sixth conductor being adjacent to said first part of said seventh conductor; and said first part of said seventh conductor being adjacent to said first part of said eighth conductor; said second parts of said conductors crossing over one another, wherein said second part of said first conductor is located between said second part of said second conductor and said second part of said fourth conductor; said second part of said third conductor is located between said second part of said sixth conductor and said second part of said fifth conductor; and said second part of said eight conductor is located between said second part of said fifth conductor and said second part of said seventh conductor; said first and second conductors, said fourth and fifth conductors, said third and sixth conductors, and said seventh and eighth conductors forming signal pairs; portions of said first parts of said first, third, fifth, and seventh conductors are not parallel to portions of said first parts of said second, fourth, sixth, and eighth conductors; whereby cross talk between said signal pairs is substantially reduced and return loss is substantially improved; said first part of each of said conductors includes a first bend defining an upper part and a lower part; at least a portion of said upper part of one conductor not being parallel to at least a portion of said upper part of its adjacent conductor, whereby electrical signal transmission characteristics of said connector is enhanced; at least said first conductor includes a second bend in said upper part; said second bend being curved in a reverse direction from said first bend; said second bend is in the portion of said upper part of said first conductor which is not parallel to a portion of said upper part of its adjacent conductor.

Claim 8

An electrical connector comprising: an electrical connector including first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth conductors; a first part of each of said conductors forming spring contacts; second parts of said conductors forming a lead frame; said first part of said first conductor being adjacent to said first part of said second conductor; said first part of said second conductor being adjacent to said first part of said third conductor; said first part of said third conductor being adjacent to said first part of said fourth conductor; said first part of said fourth conductor being adjacent to said first part of said fifth conductor; said first part of said fifth conductor being adjacent to said first part of said sixth conductor; said first part of said sixth conductor being adjacent to said first part of said seventh conductor; and said first part of said seventh conductor being adjacent to said first part of said eighth conductor; said second parts of said conductors crossing over one another, wherein said second part of said first conductor is located between said second part of said second conductor and said second part of said fourth conductor; said second part of said third conductor is located between said second part of said sixth conductor and said second part of said fifth conductor; and said second part of said eight conductor is located between said second part of said fifth conductor and said second part of said seventh conductor; said first and second conductors, said fourth and fifth conductors, said third and sixth conductors, and said seventh and eighth conductors forming signal pairs; portions of said first parts of said first, third, fifth, and seventh conductors are not parallel to portions of said first parts of said second, fourth, sixth, and eighth conductors; whereby cross talk between said signal pairs is substantially reduced and return loss is substantially improved; said first part of each of said conductors includes a first bend defining an upper part and a lower part; at least a portion of said upper part of one conductor not being parallel to at least a portion of said upper part of its adjacent conductor, whereby electrical signal transmission characteristics of said connector is enhanced; at least said first conductor includes a second bend in said upper part; said second bend being curved in a reverse direction from said first bend; said second bend is in the portion of said upper part of said first conductor which is not parallel to a portion of said upper part of its adjacent conductor.

Claim 9

A connector as set forth in claim 6, wherein the upper part of said one conductor is substantially in the form of a "S".

Claim 10

A connector as set forth in claim 6, wherein said one conductor includes a third bend in said upper part; said third bend being curved in the same direction as said first bend.

Claim 11

A connector as set forth in claim 8, wherein said third bend is in the portion of the upper part of said first conductor which is not parallel to a portion of said upper part of its adjacent conductor.