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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:
Feb. 18, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kevin Lenhart, Horsham, PA (US);
Dennis Patrick Conroy, Sellersville, PA (US);
John Ramspacher, Green Lane, PA (US);
Jamie Jay Swift, Bristol, PA (US);
Assignee:
General Instrument Corporation, Horsham, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 1/200 ; H05K 1/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 1/200 ; H05K 1/00 ;
Abstract
A hybrid grounding clip formed from a single piece of sheet metal. The grounding clip includes a base having opposing ends, opposing sides and a slot defined therethrough. The clip further includes a set of attachment legs formed from downwardly bent portions of the base, and at least one contact flange formed from a portion of the base which is bent at an angle of less than 90° with respect to the base located inwardly from at least one of the opposing sides along the slot.