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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2001
David F. Givens, Harrisburg, PA (US);
Leonard K. Espenshade, Harrisburg, PA (US);
Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd., Taipei Hsien, TW;
Abstract
An electrical connector includes an insulative housing ( ) receiving a plurality of terminals ( ) therein, a shield ( ) enclosing the insulative housing for engaging with a grounded chassis ( ), and a surge suppressing device ( ) received in the insulative housing. The surge suppressing device includes a dielectric substrate ( ) with interconnected surge suppressing circuitry and conductive signal traces ( ) provided on respective opposite major sides thereof, and a grounding clip ( ) mounted on the dielectric substrate and contacting with an inner surface of the shield. The terminals are electrically connected with the conductive signal traces.