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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2008
David S. Szczesny, Hershey, PA (US);
Michael Eugene Shirk, Grantville, PA (US);
Michael J. Phillips, Camp Hill, PA (US);
Keith Mcquilkin Murr, York, PA (US);
David S. Szczesny, Hershey, PA (US);
Michael Eugene Shirk, Grantville, PA (US);
Michael J. Phillips, Camp Hill, PA (US);
Keith McQuilkin Murr, York, PA (US);
Tyco Electronics Corporation, Berwyn, PA (US);
Abstract
A connector assembly includes a shielding cage and a center plate. The shielding cage includes side walls with ports disposed between the side walls. The ports are configured to receive a mating connector through a mating interface of the shielding cage. The center plate is disposed between and couples the side walls to one another. The center plate separates the ports and includes dividing plates and a connecting plate formed with the dividing plates. The dividing plates include spring members extending into the ports to engage the mating connectors received in the ports. The connecting plate extends along the mating interface to interconnect the dividing plates at a location proximate to the mating interface.