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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 29, 1999
ZiQiang Zhu, Kunsan, CN;
Zhonghua Yao, Kunsan, CN;
Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd., Taipei Hsien, TW;
Abstract
A stacked electrical connector for conserving space on a printed circuit board comprises a plurality of shells including an upper shell, a lower shell and a rear shell, an insulative housing, a grounding device and a plurality of contacts. The housing forms a first section, a second section and a protruding section. The protruding section has top and bottom surfaces defining recesses in central portions thereof. The grounding device has a fixing section abutting against a front face of the protruding section, a middle section and a front engaging section exposed to a mating face of the connector for engaging with a panel of a computer. The fixing section forms upper and lower retainers respectively engaging with the upper and lower shells.