Electrical connectors – With circuit conductors and safety grounding provision – Grounding to connector container or housing
Patent
1996-11-27
2000-07-18
Paumen, Gary F.
Electrical connectors
With circuit conductors and safety grounding provision
Grounding to connector container or housing
H01R 13658
Patent
active
060898828
ABSTRACT:
A grounding clip (50) for a memory card mountable to an insulative housing (16) of a connector (12) along a rear face thereof. The grounding clip (50) includes a ground tab (72) solderable to a ground pad (36G) of a circuit board (14) when connector (12) is secured thereto, and further includes spring arms (62,64) extending along and away from top and bottom surfaces (44,46) of the housing, to be engaged and deflected when top and bottom conductive covers (80,82) are secured around the connector and circuit board thereby grounding the covers to the circuit board ground circuit (36G).
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Paumen Gary F.
The Whitaker Corporation
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