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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2002
Iosif R. Korsunsky, Harrisburg, PA (US);
Timothy B. Billman, Dover, PA (US);
Eric D. Juntwait, Hummelstown, PA (US);
Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd., Taipei Hsien, TW;
Abstract
A method for manufacturing an electrical connector assembly ( ) comprises the steps of: (a) providing a plurality of first wafers ( ) each having a first block ( ) and a second block ( ) disposed on opposite surfaces; (b) inserting terminals ( ) into corresponding first wafers and inserting a plurality of grounding buses ( ) between every two adjacent first wafers to defines a first spacer ( ), each grounding bus including a body portion and a contacting legs ( ) on the surfaces of corresponding first spacer; (c) inserting a plurality of circuit boards ( ) into slots ( ) between the first wafers, in which the circuit boards electrically engage the grounding buses; (d) bringing the first spacer and the circuit boards into a housing ( ) to form a receptacle ( ); (e) repeating the steps (a) to (d) to form a second spacer ( ) having identical structure with the first spacer; and (f) inserting the second spacer into a second housing ( ) to form a header ( ), inserting the header into the receptacle to electrically connect each other thereby forming the electrical connector assembly.