Grounding electrical connector
First Claim
1. An electrical connector for mounting to a substrate such as a printed circuit board or the like, comprising:
- an insulative housing having a top, opposite sides and ends and a base portion which is mountable to the printed circuit board;
a conductive shield positionable about the housing and embracing a substantial area of the top of the housing including said opposite ends; and
a pair of conductive ground straps mounted on opposite ends of the housing in engagement with the shield and including a pair of legs depending along the opposite sides of the housing with tail portions at the distal ends of the legs projecting beyond the base portion of the housing for insertion into holes in the printed circuit board to ground the shield to appropriate ground traces on the board.
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Abstract
An electrical connector is provided for mounting to a substrate such as a printed circuit board or the like. The connector includes an insulative housing having a top, opposite sides and a base portion which is mountable to the printed circuit board. A conductive shield is positionable about at least a portion of the housing. A unitary conductive ground strap is mounted on the housing in engagement with the shield and includes a pair of legs depending along the opposite sides of the housing. The legs have tail portions at the distal ends thereof projecting beyond the base portion of the housing for insertion into holes in the printed circuit board to ground the shield to appropriate ground traces on the board.
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24 Claims
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1. An electrical connector for mounting to a substrate such as a printed circuit board or the like, comprising:
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an insulative housing having a top, opposite sides and ends and a base portion which is mountable to the printed circuit board; a conductive shield positionable about the housing and embracing a substantial area of the top of the housing including said opposite ends; and a pair of conductive ground straps mounted on opposite ends of the housing in engagement with the shield and including a pair of legs depending along the opposite sides of the housing with tail portions at the distal ends of the legs projecting beyond the base portion of the housing for insertion into holes in the printed circuit board to ground the shield to appropriate ground traces on the board. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An electrical connector for mounting to a substrate such as a printed circuit board or the like, comprising:
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an insulative housing having a top, opposite sides and a base portion which is mountable to the printed circuit board, and including slots in the opposite sides of the housing extending in a direction between the top and base portion thereof; a conductive shield positionable about at least a portion of the housing; and a generally inverted U-shaped conductive ground strap mounted on the housing in engagement with the shield and including a pair of legs depending along the opposite sides of the housing and a bight portion spanning proximal ends of the legs, the bight portion overlying a top surface of the housing, and distal ends of the legs terminating in tail portions projecting beyond the base portion of the housing for insertion into holes in the printed circuit board to ground the shield to appropriate ground traces on the board and wherein said insulative housing includes solid portions at the bases of the slots, with holes in the solid portions through which the tail portions at the distal ends of the legs project. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An electrical connector for mounting to a substrate such as a printed circuit board or the like, comprising:
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an elongated housing defining opposite ends, opposite sides, a top and a base portion which is mountable to the printed circuit board, the housing being unitarily molded of dielectric material; a unitary conductive shield fabricated of stamped and formed metal material and embracing a substantial area of the top of the housing including areas of said opposite ends; a pair of conductive ground straps fabricated of stamped and formed metal material, one ground strap being located at each end of the elongated housing and in engagement with the shield, each ground strap including a pair of legs depending along the opposite sides of the housing with tail portions at the distal ends of the legs projecting beyond the base portion of the housing for insertion into holes in the printed circuit board to ground the shield to appropriate ground traces on the board. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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Specification