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Shielded connector

  • US 5,228,871 A
  • Filed: 06/17/1992
  • Issued: 07/20/1993
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/10/1991
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An electrical connector for connecting signal and ground circuits between a matable connector and a circuit board or cable, comprising:

  • a housing having side, top, bottom and rear walls defining a connector-receiving cavity, the surfaces of the side, top, bottom and rear walls of the housing being electrically conductive, and said rear wall of said housing including an exposed dielectric section;

    signal contacts secured in said dielectric section of said rear wall and having contact sections disposed within said connector-receiving cavity and termination sections extending exteriorly of said rear wall for electrical connection to signal conductors on the circuit board or to signal conductors of the cable; and

    a ground contact secured in a slot extending along an interior surface of said connector-receiving cavity, said ground contact having a spring contact portion extending into the connector-receiving cavity for electrical connection with a shield member of the meltable connector when said matable connector is inserted into the connector-receiving cavity, said ground contact also having a termination portion for electrical connection with a ground conductor on the circuit board or with a conducive shield of the cable.

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