| US 7,481,676 B2 | ||
| Electrical connector with ESD protection | ||
| Richard Paul Walter, Elizabethtown, Pa. (US); Brent David Yohn, Newport, Pa. (US); and John Anthony Fulponi, Harrisburg, Pa. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Tyco Electronics Corporation, Middletown, Pa. (US) | ||
| Filed on Aug. 30, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/512,776. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0057758 A1, Mar. 06, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. H01R 13/648 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 439—607 [439/609] | 18 Claims |
| 1. An electrical connector assembly comprising:
a conductive shell having a perimeter wall defining a compartment;
a connector having a dielectric housing disposed within said compartment of said shell, said housing including an outer surface
including side surfaces and a mating surface configured to face a mating connector mated with said connector, and said housing
including a conductive coating applied to said mating surface of said outer surface to form a conductive outer surface; and
a conductive member disposed between, and engaging, said shell and said conductive outer surface of said housing, said conductive
member and said shell cooperating to provide a ground path from said conductive outer surface of said housing to said shell
even when said connector is unmated; wherein
said connector is mounted on a circuit board having a ground plane and said shell is electrically connected the ground plane.
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