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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2023
Applicant:
Aptiv Technologies Ag, Schaffhausen, CH;
Inventor:
Michael L. Mellott, Youngstown, OH (US);
Assignee:
Aptiv Technologies AG, Schaffhausen, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 4/2495 (2018.01); H01R 4/2407 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 4/2495 (2013.01); H01R 4/2407 (2018.01);
Abstract
An electrical connector assembly includes a generally planar metallic substrate having a surface with an electrically nonconductive coating and an electrical connector having a contact tab extending therefrom that is in mechanical and electrical contact with the metallic substrate. The contact tab defines two sharp points that are formed by two triangular portions of the contact tab that pierce the electrically nonconductive coating. An electrical shield incorporating the contact tab and a method of forming the electrical shield are also provided herein.