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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 02, 2005
Fabrice Valcher, Dole, FR;
Olivier Masson, Dole, FR;
Patrick Daubigney, Authume, FR;
ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A smart card connector with a signal blade contact (, FIG.) and a ground blade contact (), wherein the signal blade contact has a signal tail () at the rear end of the connector frame, and wherein the connector is provided with a shield structure () that prevents a person from fraudulently contacting the signal tail during use of the connector. The shield structure includes an insulative barrier () with a hole () through which the signal tail extends, and also includes a sheet metal shield () with a rear portion that extends largely around the signal tail to ground any conductor that is fraudulently inserted against the signal tail. The sheet metal shield has a transverse tongue () that extends to and engages the ground blade contact. The insulative barrier has a slot that extends largely around the signal tail, and the sheet metal rear shield portion lies in the slot.