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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 1996
Filed:
Apr. 17, 1995
John W Anhalt, Orange, CA (US);
William H Doose, Anaheim Hills, CA (US);
William Galarza, Jr, Laguna Hills, CA (US);
ITT Corporation, Secaucus, NJ (US);
Abstract
A data card is provided which has an electrically conductive rail (70, 72 FIG. 2 ) extending along its opposite sides and part of its rear, and connected to the ground plane (60) of a circuit board (46) of the card, to provide EMI (electromagnetic interference) shielding along the perimeter of the card. The rail has top and bottom edge portions (94, 96 FIG. 6) that are each bent into a U shape to extend around top and bottom ridges at the side of the card body to lock the rail in place. One edge portion includes a projecting tab (110) which is bent to extend inwardly and engage the ground plane (60) of the circuit board. The molded card body has a through hole (114) in its side portion, and the tab can extend into that hole before extending inwardly to the circuit board ground plane.