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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2000
Shuji Kajinuma, Kanagawa, JP;
The Whitaker Corporation, Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A conductive supporting plate ( ) is fastened to the engaging end part ( ) of a flexible circuit board ( ) so that the conductive supporting plate ( ) is connected to the ground surface of the flexible circuit board ( ). The conductive supporting plate is installed on the engaging end part of the flexible circuit board ( ). The flexible circuit board ( ) is accommodated together with the conductive supporting plate ( ) in a board-mounted connector ( ) on a mating side, and is fastened to the board-mounted connector ( ) by screw means ( ). The conductive supporting plate ( ) is pressed against grounding means ( ) installed on the board-mounted connector ( ) by the screw means ( ).