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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2007
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2006
Timothy R. Mcclelland, Bolingbrook, IL (US);
Timothy R. McClelland, Bolingbrook, IL (US);
Molex Incorporated, Lisle, IL (US);
Abstract
A sealed electrical connector assembly is provided for mounting between a pair of printed circuit boards. The assembly includes a first electrical connector having a dielectric housing mounting a plurality of conductive terminals which have tail portions connected to appropriate circuit traces on a first printed circuit board. A second electrical connector is mateable with the first connector and has a dielectric housing mounting a plurality of conductive terminals which have tail portions connected to appropriate circuit traces on a second printed circuit board which is spaced from and generally parallel to the first printed circuit board when the connectors are mated. An open-ended, generally hollow shroud is provided independent of and surrounding the mated connectors between the parallel printed circuit boards. The peripheral edges of the open ends of the shroud are resilient and are in engagement with opposing surfaces of the parallel printed circuit boards to seal the mating connectors disposed within the shroud from the outside environment.