Metallic shroud for use with board-mounted electronic connectors
US6508660B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 31, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jan 21, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 31, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R13/6271
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A shroud for a rectangular PCB-mounted electronic connector fashioned from a single piece of metal surrounds the connector on three sides of the connector by way of three walls. The fourth side of the connector is also partially covered via flanges extending from the end walls of the shroud. The walls and flanges of the shroud extend higher than the connector, thus defining a channel that aligns a mating structure for the connector when the mating structure is being plugged into the connector.
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