Insulator coring and contact configuration to prevent pin stubbing in the throat of tuning fork socket connector contacts

摘要

A socket connector for a pin connector including a module body with a plurality of slots is described. A plurality of wafers are installable in a corresponding plurality of slots in the module body and each wafer has multiple offset tuning forks. The module body has a coring wall with multiple wedge shaped protrusions for each of the offset tuning forks of the wafer.