Patent · US Expired

Electrical computer connector for connection between computer I/O port and telecommunication cable

US5651701A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateApr 17, 1996
Grant dateJul 29, 1997
Priority date
Expiry dateApr 17, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01R31/06
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electrical computer connector which includes a module plug connected to a telephone cable at one end and covered with a metal ground shield, a plastic outer shell having a front opening and a rear opening, a D-type connector mounted in the rear opening of the plastic outer shell and adapted for connection to the I/O port of a computer, a module jack mounted in the front opening of the plastic outer shell and connected to the contact pins of the D-type connector by conductors and adapted for the connection of the module plug, and a metal shield mounted within the plastic outer shell and covered around the module jack and the D-type connector to form with the tubular outer conductor of the telephone cable and the metal casing of the D-type connector into a ground loop to eliminate electromagnetic interference.

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