CONNECTOR

• Main Author: LONG QIAO YUN
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 29.12.2010

An electrical includes an elongated insulative housing having a longitudinal base portion with a first mating end and a second mating end. The first mating end is configured to couple with a first complementary electrical connector by means of a plurality of slots defined within an extension extending from the base portion and the second mating end is configured to couple with a second complementary electrical connector by means of a tongue portion extending from the base portion and having a first tongue section and a second tongue section. The electrical connector has a plurality of contacts extending from the extension to the tongue portion, each contact having a first contact section, a second contact section and a bridging section connecting the first contact section to the second contact section. The contacts are further grouped to form a first contact set and a second contact set wherein the first contact section and the second contact section of each contact in the first contact set are aligned substantially along a same axis whereas the first contact section and the second contact section of each contact in the second contact set are aligned along different axes.