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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2008
Shawn Phillip Tobey, Trinity, NC (US);
Paul John Pepe, Clemmons, NC (US);
Sheldon Easton Muir, Whitsett, NC (US);
Shawn Phillip Tobey, Trinity, NC (US);
Paul John Pepe, Clemmons, NC (US);
Sheldon Easton Muir, Whitsett, NC (US);
Tyco Electronics Corporation, Berwyn, PA (US);
Abstract
An interface module includes a housing configured to hold at least one modular jack. The housing is configured to be mounted on a panel. The housing includes an electrically conductive portion. An electrically conductive fastener has a housing interface configured to engage the electrically conductive portion of the housing and a panel interface configured to engage an electrically conductive surface of the panel. The electrically conductive fastener creates an electrical connection between the housing and the panel.