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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 21, 1999
Chih-Kai Chang, Sanchung, TW;
Chin-Hsien Hsu, Taipei, TW;
Tekcon Electronics Corp., Taipei Hsien, TW;
Abstract
A metal shield and connector body arrangement, which includes a connector body, a metal shield made by bending a crossed metal sheet into a casing and covered on the connector body, and a metal spring plate mounted between the front side wall of the connector body and the metal shield, the metal spring plate having two protruding grounding strips respectively extended out of respective insertion slots at the metal shield for connection to the metal shell of the mainframe of a computer, and a locating arm disposed at each of two distal ends thereof respectively engaged into a respective annular groove around a respective receptacle at the connector body, the locating arm having a plurality of curved locating strips with a respective raised retaining portion for engagement with the metal shell of an external electric plug being inserted through a hole at the metal shell of the mainframe of the computer and a through hole at the metal shield into connection with one receptacle at the connector body.