Claims
- 1. An electrically shielded card connector, comprising:a) a personal computer memory card international association (PCMCIA) card carrying electrical circuitry including a transmitter for transmitting electrical signals to and away from the card; b) a plug-in electrically insulating PCMCIA connector connected to the card and having exterior surfaces; and c) an electrically conductive, grounded coating on at least part of the exterior surfaces of the connector for shielding the connector from electrical interference during transmission of the electrical signals.
- 2. The card connector according to claim 1, wherein the electrical signals are at radio frequency, and wherein the coating shields the connector from radio frequency interference.
- 3. The card connector according to claim 1, wherein the PCMCIA connector has at least one grounded socket, and wherein the coating extends into said at least one grounded socket.
- 4. The card connector according to claim 1, wherein the coating is constituted of a material selected from a group consisting of silver, copper, nickel and gold.
- 5. The card connector according to claim 1, wherein the PCMCIA connector has a plurality of grounded sockets, and wherein the coating extends into all of the grounded sockets.
- 6. The card connector according to claim 5, wherein the grounded sockets are at positions 1, 34, 35 and 68 of the PCMCIA connector, and wherein the coating extends into each of said positions.
- 7. The card connector according to claim 1, wherein the coating is a conductive ink layer.
- 8. The card connector according to claim 1, wherein the coating is a conductive paint layer.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 09/045,427, filed Mar. 20, 1998 U.S. Pat. No. 6,186,400, now allowed.
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