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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 1997
Filed:
Sep. 27, 1996
Warren Christian Hillbish, Hummelstown, PA (US);
Jeffrey Byron McClinton, Harrisburg, PA (US);
Keith Scott Koegel, Plainfield, PA (US);
The Whitaker Corporation, Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A connector assembly (10) including at least one audio jack (36,38,40) stacked in a housing (24) with an electrical connector (80). The connector assembly is arranged for surface mounting to a circuit board (12) which is orthogonal to a metal panel (14) having openings (16,18,20,22) which provide access to the audio jacks and to the connector of the connector assembly. A ground clip (62) captured between the audio jacks and the connector assembly housing engages ground terminals (50) of the audio jacks and includes a projecting spring arm (66) which engages the metal panel, thereby providing electrical grounding.