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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 1999
Filed:
Apr. 08, 1997
Sung Liu Hsu, Taipei Hsien, TW;
Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd., Taipei Hsien, TW;
Abstract
An electrical connector includes an insulative housing (10) comprising a support frame and a mating body wherein the front side of the supporting frame (11) and an end of the mating body commonly form a mating face (14). A plurality of contacts (20) are disposed in the mating body wherein one end (22) of the contact (20) is connected to the PC board on which the connector is mounted. A shield (30) is attached to the mating face (14) for preventing electromagnetic interference. A boardlock (40) includes a supporting portion (41) and a leg portion (43) wherein the leg portion (43) is mounted to the PC board and the supporting portion (41) is disposed in the housing (10) whereby the supporting portion (41) can be electrically interconnected with the shield (30).