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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:
May. 30, 2000
Filed:
Feb. 26, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
David G Gaffney, Evanston, IL (US);
Robert F Young, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Assignee:
3Com Corporation, Rolling Meadows, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
248694 ; 381361 ; 439500 ;
Abstract
A microphone connector assembly includes a housing enclosing a resilient damping grommet. The grommet includes an opening for receiving and orienting a microphone fitted in the grommet opening so that the face of the microphone forms a plane substantially perpendicular to the top side of the circuit board on which it is placed. The connector may alternatively include an inner portion connected to an outer portion by at least one narrow web portion. The inner portion includes an opening for receiving the microphone.