Molex Corporation

Molex Incorportated

Pat White

Eugene Folan

Matthew Wilhite

John M Horgan

Denise Brennan

Michel Chomette

Padraig McDaid

Maurice Shanahan

Kevin Delaney

Kieran Wright

Gavin Warner

Patrick Tunn

Sean McGreevy

Mary O'Halloran

Colin Conlon

Thomas Francis Burke

A shielded electrical connector is provided for mounting on a printed circuit board. The connector includes a dielectric housing mounting a plurality of conductive terminals having tail portions for connection to appropriate circuit traces on the printed circuit board. A shielding shell is mounted over the dielectric housing and includes a top wall, opposite side walls and a rear wall. A bottom portion of the rear wall closest to the printed circuit board is connected to a ground pad on the circuit board by a surface connection.

Board mounted shielded electrical connector

A portable smart card reader assembly having an upper housing unit ( ) having a first mounting structure ( ), and a lower housing unit having a second mounting structure ( ), the upper housing unit ( ) and the lower housing unit ( ) together defining a cavity ( ) for accommodating an electronic insert ( ), the electronic insert ( ) having a connector ( ) for establishing electric contact with an associated electronic device and a contact array ( ) having terminals ( ) designed to mate with contact pads on a smart card ( ) upon insertion of the smart card ( ) into the portable smart card reader assembly ( ), wherein upon mating the upper housing unit ( ) with the lower housing unit ( ) the first mounting structure ( ) and the second mounting structure ( ) move into locking engagement.

Portable smart card reader assembly

A mounting arrangement ( ) for connecting an electrical device ( ), typically a microphone, within a wireless telephone, is disclosed. The mounting arrangement comprises a housing ( ) having an electrical device receiving portion ( ). An enveloping portion ( ) adapted to envelop the electrical device ( ) is also provided, the enveloping portion ( ) having at least two outwardly projecting retention tabs ( ), the tabs adapted to co-operate and engage with corresponding retention portions ( ) within the receiving portion ( ). On full insertion of the enveloped electrical device within the receiving portion, the retention tabs engage with the retention portions, thereby securing the enveloping portion and enveloped electrical device within the receiving portion. Both the housing and the electrical device are provided with electrical terminals or connectors such that on securing the enveloped electrical device within the receiving portion electrical engagement between the inserted device and housing is effected.

Microphone holder

An insulation displacement electrical connector assembly is disclosed for electrically terminating the conductors of a multi-conductor insulated flat cable. A connector base has a plurality of terminal-receiving passages. A connector cover is positionable on the base to provide a cable-receiving passage therebetween. The cable-receiving passage traverses the terminal-receiving passages. Complementary interengaging latches are provided between the base and the cover to hold the base and cover together clamping the cable in the cable-receiving passage. A plurality of insulation displacement terminals are movably mounted in the terminal-receiving passages for movement between inactive positions out of engagement with the conductors of the cable and insulation-displacement positions piercing the insulation of the cable and electrically terminating the conductors.

Electrical connector with cable clamping means

An electrical switch assembly includes a first switch contact stamped and formed of sheet metal material and including a base. An integral spring contact arm is folded into cantilevered position back over the base. The spring contact arm has a distal end with a first contact surface facing away from the base. A second switch contact has a second contact surface facing the base of the first switch contact in position of opposing engagement with the first contact surface. Therefore, movement of the spring contact arm of the first switch contact toward the base thereof causes the first contact surface to move away from the second contact surface of the second switch contact.

Electrical switch assembly

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Pat White