US 7,320,621 B2
High-density, robust connector with castellations
John C. Laurx, Aurora, Ill. (US); David E. Dunham, Aurora, Ill. (US); and Gary Humbert, Geneva, Ill. (US)
Assigned to Molex Incorporated, Lisle, Ill. (US)
Filed on Mar. 31, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/395,034.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/666971, filed on Mar. 31, 2005.
Prior Publication US 2007/0021001 A1, Jan. 25, 2007
Int. Cl. H01R 13/648 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 439—608 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A connector comprising: a plurality of wafer-style components, each such component including an insulative support body, each support body supporting two columns of conductive terminals, each of said support bodies further including an internal cavity disposed between the two columns of conductive terminals to define air channels between pairs of associated terminals of the two terminal columns, the pairs of terminals being aligned with each other so that side surfaces of the terminals of each pair face each other to thereby promote broadside capacitive coupling therebetween, said support bodies further including castellations formed therein and arranged between edges of adjacent terminals in order to provide electrical isolation of adjacent pairs of terminals.