Claims
- 1. A contact assembly comprising:
an insert molded contact block; a first plurality of dual beam contact terminals extending through the contact block; and a second plurality of dual beam contact terminals extending through the contact block; wherein the contact block includes a core disposed between the beams of each of the second plurality of dual beam contact terminals.
- 2. The contact assembly of claim 1, wherein each of the second plurality of contact terminals has an encapsulated formed area within the contact block.
- 3. The contact assembly of claim 1, wherein each of the first plurality of contact terminals has an encapsulated formed area within the contact block.
- 4. The contact assembly of claim 1, wherein the first plurality of dual beam contact terminals are signal contacts and the second plurality of dual beam contact terminals are ground contacts.
- 5. The contact assembly of claim 4, wherein the signal contacts and the ground contacts are disposed in signal-signal-ground configuration.
- 6. The contact assembly of claim 1, wherein each core has a core sidewall, the core sidewall contacting a portion of at least one of the beams of the second plurality of the contact terminals and defines a fulcrum point therof.
- 7. A receptacle assembly comprising:
a housing; and a plurality of contact assemblies disposed within the housing, each contact assembly comprising: an insert molded contact block; a first plurality of dual beam contact terminals extending through the contact block; and a second plurality of dual beam contact terminals extending through the contact block; wherein the contact block includes a core disposed between the beams of each of the second plurality of dual beam contact terminals.
- 8. The receptacle of claim 7, wherein the first plurality of dual beam contact terminals are signal contacts and the second plurality of dual beam contact terminals are ground contacts.
- 9. The receptacle of claim 8, wherein the signal contacts and the ground contacts are disposed in signal-signal-ground configuration within the contact block.
- 10. The contact assembly of claim 7, wherein each core has a core sidewall, the core sidewall contacting a portion of at least one of the beams of the second plurality of the contact terminals and defines a fulcrum point therof.
- 11. An electrical connector comprising:
a plug comprising:
a plug housing; and a plurality of contacts disposed within the plug housing wherein the contacts include ground contacts and signal contacts, the ground contacts extending at a first distance from the housing and the signal contacts extending a second distance from the plug housing; and a receptacle removably connected to the plug comprising:
a receptacle housing; and a plurality of contact assemblies disposed within the receptacle housing, each contact assembly comprising:
an insert molded contact block; a plurality of dual beam signal contact terminals extending through the contact block; and a plurality of dual beam ground contact terminals extending through the contact block; wherein the contact block includes a core disposed between the beams of each of the second plurality of dual beam contact terminals and the core defines a space capable of receiving a distal portion of each ground contact in the plug thereby enabling the signal contacts of the plug to mate with the signal contacts of the receptacle after the ground contacts of the plug mate with the ground contacts of the receptacle.
- 12. The electrical connector of claim 11, wherein each of the second plurality of contact terminals has an encapsulated formed area within the contact block.
- 13. The electrical connector of claim 11, wherein each of the first plurality of contact terminals has an encapsulated formed area within the contact block.
- 14. The electrical connector of claim 11, wherein the contact block defines a core having a core sidewall, the core sidewall contacting a portion of at least one of the beams of the ground contact terminals of the receptacle for defining a fulcrum point.
- 15. A contact assembly comprising:
an insert molded contact block; and a plurality of dual beam contact terminals extending through the contact block; wherein the contact block includes a core disposed between the beams of each of the plurality of dual beam contact terminals for receiving a distal portion of a contact in a complementary plug.
- 16. The electrical connector of claim 15, wherein the contact block defines a core having a core sidewall, the core sidewall contacting a portion of at least one of the beams of the contact terminals of the receptacle for defining a fulcrum point.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] The present invention relates to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/155,786 filed May 24, 2002 entitled CROSS-TALK CANCELING TECHNIQUE FOR HIGH SPEED ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS and U.S. patent application Ser. No. ______ filed ______ entitled CONNECTOR RECEPTACLE HAVING A SHORT BEAM AND LONG WIPE DUAL BEAM CONTACT, both of which are assigned to the assignee of the present application.