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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 30, 1999
Daniel T. Casey, Harrisburg, PA (US);
George I. Peters, Jr., Harrisburg, PA (US);
Berg Technology, Inc., Reno, NV (US);
Abstract
An electrical connector is provided including a housing adapted to receive a portion of a printed circuit board; an electrical contact connected to the housing; and an electromagnetic interference (EMI) shield connected to the housing. The shield includes a front end with a hole for passage of a mating electrical connector through the front end into a receiving area of the housing. The shield further includes a spring finger extending into the hole and a first arm which extends from a rear end of the shield. The arm retains the shield on the housing and is adapted to hold the printed circuit board relative to the housing.