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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2000
Filed:
Jan. 15, 1999
Robert H Frantz, Newville, PA (US);
Keith S Koegel, Plainfield, PA (US);
Robert Neil Whiteman, Jr, Middletown, PA (US);
The Whitaker Corporation, Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
The invention is directed to an electrical connector assembly having a connector housing for terminating wires from a shielded cable. The cable has shielding therearound. A grounding clip commons the shielding from the cable. The ground clip has an opening through which the cable extends with tabs therein to provide electrical connection to the shielding of the cable and electrical engagement tabs to provide engagement with an adjacent structure. An overmolded housing is molded over the cable and the grounding clip, wherein the electrical engagement tabs extend above and below the overmolded housing.