Jeffrey A Schleig

US Patent:

20100022135, Jan 28, 2010

Filed:

Jul 22, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/177320

Inventors:

RICHARD ELOF HAMNER - HUMMELSTOWN PA, US
SCOTT STEPHEN DUESTERHOEFT - ETTERS PA, US
ERIC LEONARD HIMELRIGHT - HARRISBURG PA, US
JASON M'CHEYNE REISINGER - CARLISLE PA, US
JEFFREY A. SCHLEIG - YORK HAVEN PA, US

Assignee:

TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION - BERWYN PA

International Classification:

H01R 24/00

US Classification:

439630, 439629

Abstract:

A receptacle assembly for an electrical connector is provided. The assembly includes a housing, a plurality of electrical contacts and a shield. The housing includes a mating end and a mounting end that are orthogonal to each other. The mating end of the housing is elongated along a longitudinal axis of the housing. The electrical contacts are held by the housing and extend between a mating end presented at the mating end of the housing and a mounting end configured to be mounted to a circuit board. The shield has a mating interface elongated along a longitudinal axis. The shield is configured to receive the electrical connector. The housing and the contacts are located within the shield. The longitudinal axes of the housing and the mating interface are orthogonal to the circuit board.

US Patent:

20140051295, Feb 20, 2014

Filed:

Aug 15, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/585992

Inventors:

John Eugene Westman - Harrisburg PA, US
Megha Shanbhag - Santa Clara CA, US
Jeffrey Alan Schleig - York Haven PA, US
Julia Anne Lachman - York PA, US

Assignee:

Tyco Electronics Corporation - Berwyn PA

International Classification:

H01R 24/20

US Classification:

439626

Abstract:

A cable header connector includes a cable including a pair of signal wires, a contact sub-assembly terminated to the cable and a ground shield providing electrical shielding for the contact sub-assembly. The contact sub-assembly has a mounting block having contact channels therein. The contact sub-assembly has a pair of signal contacts each received in corresponding contact channels and held in the contact channels by an interference fit. The contact channels receive corresponding signal wires of the cable and position the signal wires in position adjacent to the corresponding signal contacts. The signal contacts are laser welded to the signal wires of the cable at terminating ends of the signal contacts after being positioned in the contact channels.