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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 18, 2007
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2006
Richard Paul Walter, Elizabethtown, PA (US);
Brent David Yohn, Newport, PA (US);
Richard Paul Walter, Elizabethtown, PA (US);
Brent David Yohn, Newport, PA (US);
Tyco Electronics Corporation, Middletown, PA (US);
Abstract
An electrical connector assembly includes a conductive shell and a connector having a dielectric housing disposed within the shell. The housing has a mating face configured to receiver the contacts of a mating connector and a mounting face configured to mount the connector to a circuit board. A dielectric member is disposed proximate the mating face of the connector and is connected to the shell. The dielectric member includes apertures configured to receive the contacts of the mating connector therethrough when the mating connector is mated with the connector. The dielectric member includes a conductive trace that is electrically connected to the shell.