Electrical connectors – With supporting means for coupling part – Supporting plural – independent coupling parts
Patent
1996-09-27
1998-05-26
Abrams, Neil
Electrical connectors
With supporting means for coupling part
Supporting plural, independent coupling parts
439939, H01R 1360, H01R 1366
Patent
active
057555923
ABSTRACT:
A connector assembly (10) including at least one audio jack (36,38,40) stacked in an insulative housing spacer (24) with an electrical connector (80). The connector assembly is arranged for surface mounting to a circuit board (12) which is orthogonal to a metal panel (14) having openings (16,18,20,22) which provide access to the audio jacks and to the connector of the connector assembly. The electrical connector includes a forward mating end (92) surrounded by a metal shroud (98) which engages the metal panel. To ground the shroud to the circuit board, a combined ground strap and board lock (90) has one end secured to the circuit board and another end (116) clamped between the housing and a rearwardly extending tab (118) of the shroud.
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Hillbish Warren Christian
Lenker William Gary
McClinton Jeffrey Byron
Abrams Neil
Davis Katrina
Ness Anton P.
The Whitaker Corporation
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