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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2008
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2007
James Michael Raudenbush, Halifax, PA (US);
John Wesley Hall, Harrisburg, PA (US);
Douglas John Hardy, Middletown, PA (US);
James Michael Raudenbush, Halifax, PA (US);
John Wesley Hall, Harrisburg, PA (US);
Douglas John Hardy, Middletown, PA (US);
Tyco Electronics Corporation, Middletown, PA (US);
Abstract
A housing is provided for use in an electrical connector. The housing includes an electrically conductive body having a first mating end and a second mating end. The first mating end is configured for coupling an electrical connector. The second mating end is configured for coupling an electrical board assembly. An electrically conductive flange extends from the body in electrical communication with the body. The flange extends through an opening formed in an electrically conductive member and is detachably securable to the electrically conductive member for maintaining electrical communication between the member and the body.