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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2002
Filed:
May. 31, 2000
Michael Anthony Yeomans, Camp Hill, PA (US);
Kevin E. Walker, Hershey, PA (US);
Tyco Electronics Corporation, Middletown, PA (US);
Abstract
An electrical connector is provided having a conductive receptacle assembly with walls including grounding contacts, and a conductive plug member for connection to the receptacle assembly. The plug member includes peripheral surfaces that electrically engage grounding contacts on the receptacle assembly. A latch assembly is mounted to the plug member and includes a spring biasing face place that lockably engages one wall of the receptacle assembly. The latch assembly is conductive to afford a grounding correction between the plug member and receptacle assembly along one peripheral wall therebetween. The plug is formed with upper and lower shells, each of which is formed as a unitary structure, such as during a diecast molding procedure. The upper and lower shells are conductive and formed with substantially no openings therein to define a chamber therebetween offering significant EMI shielding characteristics. A PC equalization board is enclosed within the upper and lower shells. The PC equalization board is maintained in a fixed position and orientation by directly contacting shelves and keying protrusions formed integrally on the interior surfaces of the sides of one of the upper and lower shells.