Claims
- 1. An electrical connector having a housing, the housing having at least one sidewall supporting electrical contacts, the connector comprising:a shield plate extending along an outer surface of the sidewall contacting at least one of the electrical contacts, having a plurality of openings each opening having a wide portion and a narrow portion for receiving a projection extending from the sidewall; the shield plate having bridge contact sections extending along the openings opposite the narrow portions.
- 2. The electrical connector of claim 1 wherein the bridge contact sections further comprise a dimple located on a surface thereof.
- 3. The electrical connector of claim 1 wherein the shield plate further comprises at least one tongue member for engaging one of the electrical contacts.
- 4. An electrical connector having a housing supporting a plurality of contacts, the connector comprising:a shield plate extending along an outer surface of the housing, the shield plate having a bridge contact section formed across a wide portion of an opening for contacting a complementary ground contact positioned on a mating connector, the opening having a narrow portion for receiving a projection extending from the housing.
- 5. The electrical connector of claim 4 further comprising a dimple formed on the bridge contact section.
- 6. The electrical connector of claim 4 further comprising a tongue member extending from the shield plate to engage one of the plurality of contacts.
Priority Claims (1)
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7-21737 |
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Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of international application number PCT/US/95/16465, filed Dec. 15, 1995 and a division of U.S. application Ser. No. 08/860,500 filed Jun. 27, 1997 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,159,021 issued on Dec. 12, 2000.
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Continuations (1)
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