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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2008
Richard J. Scherer, Austin, TX (US);
Joseph N. Castiglione, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Abhay R. Joshi, Austin, TX (US);
Richard J. Scherer, Austin, TX (US);
Joseph N. Castiglione, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Abhay R. Joshi, Austin, TX (US);
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
An electrical connector system includes a header and a carrier assembly attachable with the header. The header includes a leading end having a plurality of signal pins that are insertable into an electronic device and a stripline ground plate extending from the leading end toward a mating end. The carrier assembly is coupleable with the mating end of the header and includes a plurality of termination devices. Each termination device includes a cable terminated to a contact that electrically couples with one of the signal pins of the header, an insulator disposed around the contact, and a tubular shield disposed around the insulator. When the carrier assembly is connected to the header, the tubular shield contacts the stripline ground plate to commonly ground each signal pin/contact connection within the electrical connector system.