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(43) Date of publication: 09.07.2025 Bulletin 2025/28 (21) Application number: 23861378.0 (22) Date of filing: 01.09.2023

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  H01R 12/71(2011.01) H01R 12/75(2011.01) H01R 13/639(2006.01) H01R 24/20(2011.01) H01R 12/73(2011.01) H01R 13/42(2006.01) H01R 13/6461(2011.01) H01R 24/28(2011.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): H01R 13/6461; H01R 12/75; H01R 13/6585; H01R 12/718 (86) International application number: PCT/US2023/031924 (87) International publication number: WO 2024/050137 (07.03.2024 Gazette 2024/10)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC ME MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA Designated Validation States: KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 02.09.2022 US 202263403561 P 26.01.2023 US 202363481702 P 30.06.2023 US 202363511451 P (71) Applicant: Samtec, Inc. New Albany, Indiana 47150 (US)	(72) Inventors: BUCK, Jonathan New Albany, Indiana 47150 (US) ORTEGA, Jose Luis New Albany, Indiana 47150 (US) (74) Representative: SSM Sandmair  Patentanwälte Rechtsanwalt Partnerschaft mbB Joseph-Wild-Straße 20 81829 München 81829 München (DE)