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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2010
Robert Harrison Wertz, Jr., Mechanicsburg, PA (US);
Matthew Ryan Schmitt, Middletown, PA (US);
James Charles Shiffler, Hummelstown, PA (US);
Scott P. Drescher, York, PA (US);
Robert Harrison Wertz, Jr., Mechanicsburg, PA (US);
Matthew Ryan Schmitt, Middletown, PA (US);
James Charles Shiffler, Hummelstown, PA (US);
Scott P. Drescher, York, PA (US);
Tyco Electronics Corporation, Berwyn, PA (US);
Abstract
An electrical connector assembly includes an electrically conductive cage having a cage end configured for mounting in a panel opening. The cage has a compartment for receiving a pluggable electrical component therein. The cage end has a circumference defined by an exterior surface of the cage. A retention frame extends over the cage end along at least a portion of the circumference. The retention frame includes a gasket side and a rear side. A retention opening extends through the gasket and rear sides of the retention frame. An EMI gasket is mounted on the cage end. The EMI gasket includes a length of electrically conductive cord having opposite cord ends. The cord is wrapped externally around the cage end forming a continuous band that engages the exterior surface of the cage along at least a portion of the circumference. The cord extends along and engages the gasket side of the retention frame and the cord ends extend through the retention opening and along the rear side of the retention frame.