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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:
Oct. 02, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2000
Hazelton P. Avery, Batavia, IL (US);
Emanuel G. Banakis, Naperville, IL (US);
Eric Scharping, Lisle, IL (US);
Molex Incorporated, Lisle, IL (US);
Abstract
A system is provided for mounting a plurality of electrical connectors to a printed circuit board in a stacked array. At least a pair of electrical connectors include at least a top connector and a bottom connector adapted for mating with a pair of complementary mating connectors. At least one dual-function ESD frame member mounts the top connector to the printed circuit board above the bottom connector. The frame member also is conductive for grounding to the printed circuit board and includes an integral ESD portion for engaging an appropriate ground portion of a respective one of the mating connectors mateable with the top connector.