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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2001
Ming Lun Kuo, Tu-Chen, TW;
Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd., Taipei Hsien, TW;
Abstract
An electrical connector ( ) for insertion of an electronic card comprises an insulating housing ( ), a plurality of contacts ( ) secured to the housing, a shield ( ) enclosing a top surface ( ) of the housing and a pair of grounding plates ( ) assembled to the housing. The housing defines a receiving slot ( ) and a locking slot ( ) at the top surface. The grounding plates comprise base portions ( ), mating portions ( ) extending from bottom edges of the base portions for being soldered to a motherboard, and locking portions ( ) extending from top edges of the base portions. The locking portion include hooks ( ) at free ends thereof retained within the locking slots and necks ( ) between the hooks and the base portions for pressing the top surface of the housing, thereby preventing disengagement between the housing and the grounding plate.