Shielded printed circuit card holder
First Claim
1. A shielded printed circuit (PC) card holder for receiving a PC card, where at least one end of said card is adapted to be electrically connected to an I/O type connector, said holder comprising a rectangular bottom cover member formed of a conductive material, corner supports integrally molded to said bottom cover member at the respective corners thereof, where each said support includes a lower flange portion to which said bottom cover member is exposed, and a rectangular upper cover member whose periphery includes a downwardly extending flange adapted to engage said lower flange portion in electrical contact with said bottom cover member over a major portion of the periphery thereof, whereby to provide continuous shielding against distortion of data signals between the PC card and said I/O type connector.
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Abstract
This invention is directed to a fully shielded printed circuit (PC) card holder, that may be readily "snapped" into the assembly, or disassembled, as the case may be. The holder is intended to receive a PC card, where at least one end of the card is adapted to be electrically connected to an I/O type connector. The holder comprises a generally rectangular bottom cover member formed of a conductive material, corner supports integrally molded to the bottom cover member at the respective corners thereof, where each support includes a lower flange portion to which the bottom cover member is exposed. Further, a generally rectangular upper cover member is provided where the periphery thereof includes a downwardly extending flange adapted to engage the lower flange portion in electrical contact with the bottom cover member over a substantial portion of the periphery thereof. In the assembled condition, the holder provides continuous shielding against distortion of data signals between the PC card and the I/O type connector.
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10 Claims
- 1. A shielded printed circuit (PC) card holder for receiving a PC card, where at least one end of said card is adapted to be electrically connected to an I/O type connector, said holder comprising a rectangular bottom cover member formed of a conductive material, corner supports integrally molded to said bottom cover member at the respective corners thereof, where each said support includes a lower flange portion to which said bottom cover member is exposed, and a rectangular upper cover member whose periphery includes a downwardly extending flange adapted to engage said lower flange portion in electrical contact with said bottom cover member over a major portion of the periphery thereof, whereby to provide continuous shielding against distortion of data signals between the PC card and said I/O type connector.
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9. cover and enclosing said printed circuit card. .Iaddend..Iadd.22. The printed circuit (PC) card holder of claim 21, wherein the metal shell comprises a metal plate. .Iaddend..Iadd.23. The printed circuit (PC) card holder of claim 22, wherein the upper cover and lower cover are in grounding contact along a substantial portion of their respective outer peripheries. .Iaddend..Iadd.24. The printed circuit (PC) card holder of claim 21, wherein the upturned sections extend from outer edges of said metal shell. .Iaddend..Iadd.25. The printed circuit (PC) card holder of claim 21, wherein the upturned sections are turned inwardly so as to grip
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10. the frame member. .Iaddend..Iadd.26. A printed circuit (PC) card holder, comprising a frame member and a lower cover comprising a metal shell having at least one fixing section integrally molded in said frame member to secure said frame member to said metal shell;
- a printed circuit card peripherally within said lower cover; and
an upper cover secured to said integrally molded frame and lower cover and enclosing said printed circuit card. .Iaddend..Iadd.27. The printed circuit (PC) card holder of claim 26, wherein the metal shell comprises a metal plate. .Iaddend..Iadd.28. The printed circuit (PC) card holder of claim 27, wherein the upper cover and lower cover are in grounding contact along a substantial portion of their respective outer peripheries. .Iaddend..Iadd.29. The printed circuit (PC) card holder of claim 26, wherein the at least one fixing section extends upwardly from an outer edge of said metal shell. .Iaddend..Iadd.30. The printed circuit (PC) card holder of claim 26, wherein the at least one fixing section is turned inwardly so as to grip the frame member. .Iaddend..Iadd.31. The printed circuit (PC) card holder of claim 26, wherein the frame member is molded of insulative material. .Iaddend..Iadd.32. The printed circuit (PC) card holder of claim 26, further comprising a connector mounted on said printed circuit card to provide an I/O interface. .Iaddend. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
- a printed circuit card peripherally within said lower cover; and
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