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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2005
Jay H. Neer, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Brian Keith Lloyd, Maumelle, AR (US);
Cleaver Brinkerhoff, Park Ridge, IL (US);
Philip J. Dambach, Naperville, IL (US);
Deborah Kiley, St. Charles, IL (US);
Bruce Reed, Maumelle, AR (US);
Jay H. Neer, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Brian Keith Lloyd, Maumelle, AR (US);
Cleaver Brinkerhoff, Park Ridge, IL (US);
Philip J. Dambach, Naperville, IL (US);
Deborah Kiley, St. Charles, IL (US);
Bruce Reed, Maumelle, AR (US);
Molex Incorporated, Lisle, IL (US);
Abstract
A shielded housing that provides a shield to a circuit board connector of the SFP-style includes a conductive body that encompasses the connector. The housing has an opening that defines an entrance of the housing through which an opposing mating connector may be inserted. The housing entrance includes one or more guide members that extend into the center of the housing and provide a guide for guiding an opposing mating connector into engagement with the circuit board connector.