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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 1997
Filed:
Aug. 04, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Lee R Hinze, Kokomo, IN (US);
Eric J Thomas, Kokomo, IN (US);
Assignee:
Delco Electronics Corp., Kokomo, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
439 95 ; 361816 ;
Abstract
A U-shaped ground clip and I/O pins are attached to a connector or header of a printed circuit board. The clip has leads which extend into the circuit board for connection to a ground plane and a spring portion which is biased against a metal case to afford a ground connection. The header securely positions the clip during soldering to assure a proper final configuration and to add stiffness to the clip to insure adequate force against the case.