A female terminal includes a mating segment, a circuit connecting segment, and a bent segment connecting the mating segment and the circuit connecting segment. The mating segment has a mating axial direction, and the circuit connecting segment has a holding axial direction. The bent segment has a bent portion so that the mating axial direction is substantially not parallel to the holding axial direction. A first plane portion is between the bent portion and the mating segment. A second plane portion is between the bent portion and the circuit connecting segment. A connector having the female terminal is also provided.

A female terminal includes a mating segment, a circuit connecting segment, and a bent segment connecting the mating segment and the circuit connecting segment. The mating segment has a mating axial direction, and the circuit connecting segment has a holding axial direction. The bent segment has a bent portion so that the mating axial direction is substantially not parallel to the holding axial direction. A first plane portion is between the bent portion and the mating segment. A second plane portion is between the bent portion and the circuit connecting segment. A connector having the female terminal is also provided.

A cable connector includes a male connector and a female connector. The male connector has a plurality of contacts disposed perimetrically or circumferentially coaxially along major axes of at least one peripheral surface or perimeter of the male connector. The female connector has a plurality of contacts disposed complementarily coaXially along major axes of at least one interior peripheral surface or perimeter of the female connector. Insertion of the male connector into the female connector allows for greater connectivity between cables because more contacts are accommodated coaXially along the connector length than the transverse dimension, as currently seen in the art. Greater bandwidth is therefore accommodated over a greater number of channels.

A cable connector includes a male connector and a female connector. The male connector has a plurality of contacts disposed perimetrically or circumferentially coaxially along major axes of at least one peripheral surface or perimeter of the male connector. The female connector has a plurality of contacts disposed complementarily coaXially along major axes of at least one interior peripheral surface or perimeter of the female connector. Insertion of the male connector into the female connector allows for greater connectivity between cables because more contacts are accommodated coaXially along the connector length than the transverse dimension, as currently seen in the art. Greater bandwidth is therefore accommodated over a greater number of channels.

A flat plug-in connector assembly includes a flat contact, a mating plug connector, and a contact chamber. The flat contact has a middle strip having opposite first and second sides and further has a first end that forms a blade contact section. The mating plug connector includes a pair of contact springs for accommodating the blade contact section. The flat contact further includes first and second spring arms for damping relative movements between the blade contact section and the contact springs. The first and second spring arms are integrally formed in one piece at the first and second sides of the flat contact. The first and second spring arms have first and second free end sections in a form of first and second detent hooks. The flat contact is inserted in the contact chamber with the first and second detent hooks being displaceable supported in the contact chamber.

A flat plug-in connector assembly includes a flat contact, a mating plug connector, and a contact chamber. The flat contact has a middle strip having opposite first and second sides and further has a first end that forms a blade contact section. The mating plug connector includes a pair of contact springs for accommodating the blade contact section. The flat contact further includes first and second spring arms for damping relative movements between the blade contact section and the contact springs. The first and second spring arms are integrally formed in one piece at the first and second sides of the flat contact. The first and second spring arms have first and second free end sections in a form of first and second detent hooks. The flat contact is inserted in the contact chamber with the first and second detent hooks being displaceable supported in the contact chamber.

A connector assembly includes a guiding shield cage, a receptacle connector, a partitioning bracket and a movable heat sink. The receptacle connector is provided to a rear segment of an interior of the guiding shield cage, the receptacle connector has an upper receptacle and a lower receptacle. The partitioning bracket is provided in the guiding shield cage, the partitioning bracket and the guiding shield cage together define an upper receiving space which corresponds to the upper receptacle and a lower receiving space which corresponds to the lower receptacle. The movable heat sink is assembled to the partitioning bracket, the movable heat sink is capable of moving relative to the partitioning bracket between a front position where the movable heat sink is positioned in front of a front end of the upper receptacle a front end of the lower receptacle and a rearward position where the movable heat sink at least partially enters into between the upper receptacle and the lower receptacle.

A connector assembly includes a guiding shield cage, a receptacle connector, a partitioning bracket and a movable heat sink. The receptacle connector is provided to a rear segment of an interior of the guiding shield cage, the receptacle connector has an upper receptacle and a lower receptacle. The partitioning bracket is provided in the guiding shield cage, the partitioning bracket and the guiding shield cage together define an upper receiving space which corresponds to the upper receptacle and a lower receiving space which corresponds to the lower receptacle. The movable heat sink is assembled to the partitioning bracket, the movable heat sink is capable of moving relative to the partitioning bracket between a front position where the movable heat sink is positioned in front of a front end of the upper receptacle a front end of the lower receptacle and a rearward position where the movable heat sink at least partially enters into between the upper receptacle and the lower receptacle.

A hermaphroditic connector for use in single or multiple twisted-pair connectivity applications is constructed using a small number of parts having a simple but durable assembly. The connector housing comprises an elongated form factor that, when mated with a similar hermaphroditic connector, forms a rigid overlapping shield around the electrical contacts of the two connectors. While unmated, the conductive tines within the connector have a default curved profile that facilitates reliable connectivity with tines of a mating connector. When the connector is mated with a similar connector, the tines are deformed to a flatter profile by support plates within the connectors, yielding a shape more conducive to high-frequency signal applications. The shape of the tines also yields multiple in-line redundant contact points to ensure reliable connectivity without adding to the width of the connector.

An electrical plug includes a plug housing having a first housing exterior part and a second housing exterior part separate from the first housing exterior part, a protective conductor contact disposed in the plug housing, and a protective conductor connector element disposed in the plug housing. The first housing exterior part and the second housing exterior part are each at least partially made of metal. The protective conductor connector element is connected to the protective conductor contact and is electrically connected to at least one of the first housing exterior part and the second housing exterior part.