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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:
Jan. 20, 1998
Filed:
Oct. 31, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jonathan Earl Buck, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Brian Patrick Costello, Redwood City, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Whitaker Corporation, Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
439607 ; 439939 ;
Abstract
Bracket (10) adapted to be mounted to a conductive panel (12) for mounting a shielded connector (50) thereto, where the connector is of a design intended for mounting to a circuit board but is instead terminated to a cable (70). First and second support sections (26,30) extend rearwardly from panel mounting section (16); connector (50) is placed therebetween, and solder joints are defined between the bracket and the connector's shield (64).