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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2008
Harold Keith Lang, Cary, IL (US);
Emanuel G. Banakis, Naperville, IL (US);
Kent E. Regnier, Lombard, IL (US);
Jennifer Swenson, Oak Park, IL (US);
Harold Keith Lang, Cary, IL (US);
Emanuel G. Banakis, Naperville, IL (US);
Kent E. Regnier, Lombard, IL (US);
Jennifer Swenson, Oak Park, IL (US);
Molex Incorporated, Lisle, IL (US);
Abstract
A shroud that forms a guide channel for a connector is disclosed and it has the shape of an inverted U-shape, with a press tab for engaging a mating connector. The shroud has notches and tabs formed on it that serve to orient the mating connector for entry into the shroud. A placement member is also described and it serves to hold the connector and the shroud together as a single unit for robotic placement of the shroud and connector in preselected positions on the circuit board.