US6755689B2 — Miniature electrical connector having power pair …

Claim 1

Independent Claim 121 words

An electrical connector comprising: an insulating housing, the housing having a forwardly extending mating tongue, the mating tongue having an upper surface, a lower surface and a pair of side surfaces, and defining a plurality of receiving channels in a vertical direction and extending from the upper surface to the lower surface, a groove being defined in each of the side surfaces; and a plurality of contacts composed of a plurality of signal contacts and a pair of power contacts, each contact having a mating portion, the mating portion of each of the signal contacts being retained in a corresponding receiving channel, the mating portion of each of the power contacts being retained in a corresponding groove of the mating tongue.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 121 words

An electrical connector comprising: an insulating housing, the housing having a forwardly extending mating tongue, the mating tongue having an upper surface, a lower surface and a pair of side surfaces, and defining a plurality of receiving channels in a vertical direction and extending from the upper surface to the lower surface, a groove being defined in each of the side surfaces; and a plurality of contacts composed of a plurality of signal contacts and a pair of power contacts, each contact having a mating portion, the mating portion of each of the signal contacts being retained in a corresponding receiving channel, the mating portion of each of the power contacts being retained in a corresponding groove of the mating tongue.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 56 words

The electrical connector as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the housing has a rear base and the mating tongue extends forwardly from the rear base, the rear base of the housing defining a plurality of passageways, and each contact comprises a mounting portion extending rearwardly from the mating portion and retained in a corresponding passageway.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 42 words

The electrical connector as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the passageway of the rear base comprises a plurality of first passageways communicating with the corresponding receiving channels and a pair of second passageways communicating with the grooves of the mating tongue.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 43 words

The electrical connector as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the mating tongue comprises a plurality of retaining blocks at a front, top corner of the mating tongue, and each signal contact has a retaining end for engaging with a corresponding retaining block.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 73 words

The electrical connector as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the rear base defines a plurality of spacers extending rearwardly therefrom, a plurality of channels being defined between the spacers and the spacers and sidewalls of the housing, and each contact comprises a retaining portion bent downwardly from the mounting portion and retained in a corresponding channel defined by the spacers and the spacers and the spacers and the sidewalls of the housing.

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 16 words

The electrical connector as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a shielding substantially surrounding the housing.

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 34 words

The electrical connector as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the shielding comprises a first shielding and a second shielding, and the second shielding surrounds a combination of the first shielding and the housing.

Claim 9

Dependent Claim 154 words

An electrical connector comprising: an insulative housing having a mating face, a pair of sidewalls, an upper wall between the pair of sidewalls thus together forming a receiving space, a rear base opposite to the mating face, and a mating tongue integrally extending forwardly from the rear base and beyond the mating face, the mating tongue defining a plurality of receiving channels in a vertical direction and a groove in each side surface of the mating tongue; a plurality of contacts composed of a plurality of signal contacts and a pair of power contacts, each contact having a mating portion, the mating portion of each of the signal contacts being retained in a corresponding receiving channel, the mating portion of each of the power contacts being retained in a corresponding groove of the mating tongue; and a first metallic shielding and a second metallic shielding substantially surrounding the housing and the first metallic shielding.

Claim 10

Dependent Claim 154 words

An electrical connector comprising: an insulative housing having a mating face, a pair of sidewalls, an upper wall between the pair of sidewalls thus together forming a receiving space, a rear base opposite to the mating face, and a mating tongue integrally extending forwardly from the rear base and beyond the mating face, the mating tongue defining a plurality of receiving channels in a vertical direction and a groove in each side surface of the mating tongue; a plurality of contacts composed of a plurality of signal contacts and a pair of power contacts, each contact having a mating portion, the mating portion of each of the signal contacts being retained in a corresponding receiving channel, the mating portion of each of the power contacts being retained in a corresponding groove of the mating tongue; and a first metallic shielding and a second metallic shielding substantially surrounding the housing and the first metallic shielding.

Claim 11

Dependent Claim 42 words

The electrical connector as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the rear base defines a plurality of first passageways each communicating with a receiving channel of the mating tongue, and each signal contact has a mounting portion retained in the first passageway.

Claim 12

Dependent Claim 45 words

The electrical connector as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the rear base further defines a pair of second passageways communicating with the grooves of the mating tongue, and each of the pair of power contacts has a mounting portion retained in the second passageway.

Claim 13

Dependent Claim 38 words

The electrical connector as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the mating tongue comprises a plurality of retaining blocks on a front end thereof, and each signal contact has a retaining end for engaging with the retaining block.

Claim 14

Dependent Claim 112 words

An electrical connector comprising: an insulative housing having a forwardly extending mating tongue with a plurality of signal and power terminals therein; a one piece lower half metallic shield upwardly assembled to the housing from a bottom face of the housing, said lower half shield defining a U-shaped configuration with a resilient engaging tab extending upwardly from a front edge of a horizontal section of said U-shaped configuration and toward the mating tongue; and a one piece upper half metallic shield rearwardly assembled to the housing from a front face of the housing, wherein said upper half shield includes a mating frame enclosing a front end portion of said mating tongue therein.

Claim 15

Dependent Claim 112 words

An electrical connector comprising: an insulative housing having a forwardly extending mating tongue with a plurality of signal and power terminals therein; a one piece lower half metallic shield upwardly assembled to the housing from a bottom face of the housing, said lower half shield defining a U-shaped configuration with a resilient engaging tab extending upwardly from a front edge of a horizontal section of said U-shaped configuration and toward the mating tongue; and a one piece upper half metallic shield rearwardly assembled to the housing from a front face of the housing, wherein said upper half shield includes a mating frame enclosing a front end portion of said mating tongue therein.

Claim 16

Dependent Claim 26 words

The electrical connector as claimed in claim 12 , wherein said upper metallic half shield further includes an upward retention portion with a screw hole therein.

Claim 17

Dependent Claim 28 words

The electrical connector as claimed in claim 12 , wherein said upper half metallic shield defines a top wall with joint edges extending in a front-to-back direction thereof.

Claim 18

Dependent Claim 33 words

The electrical connector as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the mating tongue define opposite upper and lower surfaces, and a plurality of channel extend from the upper surface to the lower surface.

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	2007-06-29	2007-12-29	2008-06-29	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	2011-06-29	2011-12-29	2012-06-29	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	2015-06-29	2015-12-29	2016-06-29	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

Miniature electrical connector having power pair on side surface of a tongue of a housing thereof

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