Abstract: A connector system includes a male connecter including a male housing defining a recess and a plurality of pins arranged within the recess; and a female connector including a female housing configured to be insertable into the recess of the male housing. The female housing includes: front and back portions; a pair of longitudinal sides that extend from the front portion to the back portion; a planar side that extends from the front portion to the back portion, the planar side connecting first ends of the pair of longitudinal sides; a rounded side that extends from the front portion to the back portion, the rounded side connecting second ends of the pair of longitudinal sides; a front surface defined at the front portion by the pair of longitudinal sides, the planar side, and the rounded side; and a plurality of sockets formed at the front surface.

Abstract: An adapter plug and connector for making electrically conductive contact between a printed circuit board and at least one further electrical component. The adapter plug has at least one contacting device for conducting current within the adapter plug. The adapter plug is in at least two-part form and geometrically constructed in such a way that two plug-in planes, which are not parallel to one another, are formed by plug-in directions of the at least one further electrical component and the printed circuit board, respectively.

Abstract: A female connector structure is provided with a shielded cable configured such that an outer periphery of a coated wire including a core and an insulation coating is surrounded by a braided wire, a female terminal including a wire barrel to be connected to the core and a connecting tube portion and to be connected to a mating terminal, an insulating dielectric for surrounding an outer periphery of the connecting tube portion of the female terminal, a rear outer conductor including a shield connecting portion to be electrically connected to the braided wire and a dielectric crimping portion to be crimped to at least a part of the dielectric from outside, and a front outer conductor including a front tube portion for surrounding an outer periphery of the dielectric and a rear outer conductor locking portion for locking at least a part of the dielectric crimping portion from outside.

Abstract: A wearable cardioverter defibrillator (“WCD”) latching connector system includes a receptacle positioned within a WCD monitor, and a connector configured to removably engage the receptacle.

Abstract: A board end connector and a connector assembly. The board end connector comprises a board end insulating body, a terminal module, and a housing. The board end insulating body comprises a board end plugging surface and a plugging slot. The plugging slot is disposed on the board end plugging surface and comprises two interference sidewalls which are oppositely disposed. The terminal module is disposed in the board end insulating body. The housing is disposed on one side of the board end insulating body. A plugging bump member is provided on one side of the housing. The plugging bump member is disposed in the plugging slot. An interfering bump is provided on at least one side of the plugging bump member. The interfering bump interferes with at least one of the two interference sidewalls to increase the holding force between the housing and the board end insulating body.

Abstract: Provided is a connector which includes: a plurality of terminals; additional members configured to maintain a state of being mated with a counterpart connector; and a housing, in which the additional members each include a first lock portion and second lock portions, the housing includes first side wall portions each holding the first lock portion, and second side wall portions each holding the second lock portions, the first lock portion includes a curved surface protruding relative to a front surface of the first side wall portion, the second lock portion includes a curved surface protruding relative to a front surface of the second side wall portion, the first lock portion is divided in a direction orthogonal to the first side wall portion, and the second lock portion extends in a direction orthogonal to the first lock portion, on each side of the first lock portion.

Abstract: In a connector, movement of a contact is appropriately restricted in detaching a counter connector from the connector. The connector fittable with the counter connector in a first direction includes the contact and a housing. The contact includes: a press-fitted portion press-fitted into the housing in a second direction intersecting the first direction; an extension portion that extends from the press-fitted portion in a third direction intersecting the first and the second directions; and a contact portion that extends from the extension portion and contacts the counter contact. The housing includes a protrusion portion that protrudes from a rising portion in the third direction. In a state where the press-fitted portion is press-fitted in the housing, a surface of a distal end portion in the third direction of the extension portion contacts the protrusion portion, which surface faces a side where the counter connector is situated.

Abstract: The present disclosure includes: a pair of left and right half body parts, each of which includes a connector main body along with multiple terminals installed in this connector main body; and a reinforcing bracket for coupling the half body parts, wherein connector main bodies of each of the half body parts are abutted and installed at main body end parts formed on both ends of the connector main bodies, wherein each connector main body extends in the longitudinal direction thereof, in addition to including a projection for retaining the terminals, an extension end part connected to both ends in the longitudinal direction of this projection, and an end wall part extending from this extension end part towards the counterpart half body part, and wherein each of the main body end parts include mutually abutted left and right end wall parts along with left and right extension end parts with these end wall parts extending therefrom.

Abstract: A coaxial connector system is provided suitable for connection of high-frequency components such as high-band test modules and probes. The coaxial connector system uses a flange mating element aligned using precession guiding pins. A center conductor assembly is captive in a center bore of the flange and includes elastomer contacts which are compressed against the coaxial center conductors of the high=frequency components. The flange mount coaxial connector system provides a robust, mechanically stable mount which minimizes electrical performance changes with mechanical torque as compared to screw on connectors.

Abstract: A connector part for connecting in a plug-in manner to an associated mating connector part includes: a housing part; a plug-in face which is formed on the housing part and by which the connector part is connectable, in a plug-in manner, to the mating connector part and on which a plurality of contact elements for electrically connecting to the mating connector part is arranged; and a circuit board, on which at least one electrical or electronic functional component is arranged, the circuit board having a first opening through which a first contact element of the plurality of contact elements extends, the circuit board comprising at least one first contact spring for the thermal and/or electrical contact with the first contact element and at least one second contact spring for the thermal and/or electrical contact with a second contact element of the plurality of contact elements.

Abstract: A receptacle includes a cage, a bezel opening in the cage, and at least one bezel clip mounted adjacent to the bezel opening. The at least one bezel clip includes first bezel fingers and second bezel fingers. The first bezel fingers are located along an inner surface of the cage. The second bezel fingers include outer fingers located along an outer surface of the cage and inner fingers located along the inner surface of the cage. The inner and outer fingers of the second bezel fingers are defined by the second bezel fingers passing through a through hole in the cage.

Abstract: A substrate-mounting connector includes a housing, a contact mounted to the housing, and a shield shell. The shield shell includes a first plate and a second plate disposed adjacently. A part of the first plate serves as a first contact portion. A first extension piece is formed in the second plate. A part of the first extension piece serves as a second contact portion. A part of the housing serves as a pressing portion facing the first plate, in a covering state in which the shield shell is mounted to the housing. A part of the first plate, different from the first contact portion, or a part of the first extension piece, different from the second contact portion, serves as a pressed portion pressed by the pressing portion in the covering state. The pressing portion presses the pressed portion to make the first contact portion contact the second contact portion.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an outer conductor arrangement for a connector, having an outer conductor base body and an outer conductor ring, wherein the outer conductor base body has a plurality of contact lugs, wherein the outer conductor ring is mounted on an interface-side end of the outer conductor base body, has at least one protrusion or recess and has a closed structure, wherein the outer conductor ring is designed to protect the contact lugs from mechanical force influences.

Abstract: An electromagnetic terminal shield includes a shield body formed of sheet metal having a connector opening configured to receive a corresponding mating terminal shield and a cable opening configured to receive a wire cable. The terminal shield also includes a plurality of cantilevered spring arms integrally formed with the shield body having fixed ends attached to the connector opening and free ends disposed within a shield cavity defined by the shield body. A process for manufacturing the electromagnetic terminal shield is also presented.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a transmission medium and first and second duplex electrical connection plugs. The first duplex electrical connection plug includes: an insulated seat; two terminal sets disposed in the insulated seat; and a metal housing covering the insulated seat and provided with a four-sided primary housing, wherein heights of two contact interface substrates of the second duplex electrical connection plug can be fit with the two spaces of the two connection surfaces of a tongue, and a connection slot of the first duplex electrical connection plug is fit with the tongue. The second duplex electrical connection plug includes: an insulated seat; a metal housing covering the insulated seat; and a fitting portion provided on one end of the insulated seat, wherein heights of two contact interface substrates of the second duplex electrical connection plug can be fit with two spaces of two connection surfaces of another tongue.

Abstract: A method for reducing the effect of electromagnetic interference (EMI) to provide EMI protection to a connector assembly having at least one electrically conductive seal, a female connector assembly, and a male connector assembly. The method for reducing the effect of the EMI in the connector assembly includes the steps of: conducting the EMI, generated by at least a wire housed within the connector assembly (or other source), to a corresponding wire shielding that respectively surrounds the wire and to a corresponding crimped ferrule that surrounds the wire shielding; conducting the EMI through the female connector assembly and through the male connector assembly; and ultimately conducting the EMI to a housing of a device onto which the conductor assembly is connected or mounted.

Abstract: The present disclosure includes: a pair of left and right half body parts, each of which includes a connector main body along with multiple terminals installed in this connector main body; and a reinforcing bracket for coupling the half body parts, wherein connector main bodies of each of the half body parts are abutted and installed at main body end parts formed on both ends of the connector main bodies, wherein each connector main body extends in the longitudinal direction thereof, in addition to including a projection for retaining the terminals, an extension end part connected to both ends in the longitudinal direction of this projection, and an end wall part extending from this extension end part towards the counterpart half body part, and wherein each of the main body end parts include mutually abutted left and right end wall parts along with left and right extension end parts with these end wall parts extending therefrom.

Abstract: A pair of locking arms unitarily extends forwardly from opposite inner edges of the transverse bar in a perpendicular manner and are spaced from two opposite side edges of the shielding plate but abutting against the corresponding side edge of the tongue portion. A front end region of each locking arm further grasps a front edge of the tongue portion and optionally connected to the corresponding grounding terminals. The two opposite ends of the transverse bar are also optimally mechanically and electrically connected to the corresponding grounding terminals. The pair of locking arms may extend from two opposite side edges of the shielding plate or from two opposite end regions of the front edge of the shielding plate alternately.

Abstract: The invention is directed to an enclosure (1) for a connector on a cable. The enclosure (1) comprises a flange (2) having a base plate (4) with an opening (3) for the cable. First connecting means (7) are arranged around the opening. The enclosure furthermore comprises a plug (9) comprising a plug body (10) with a first end (11) foreseen to interact in a mounted position with the base plate of the flange (2) and a second end (12). A sleeve (14) encompasses in a mounted position the plug body (10) and comprises second connecting means (15) is provided. The second connecting means (15) are foreseen to interact in a mounted position with the first connecting means (7) of the flange (2). The sleeve (14) comprises a first thread (16) and a gland nut (18) comprising a second thread (17) interacting in a mounted position with the first thread (16) of the sleeve (14). A clamping means (19) for the cable is arranged at the second end (12) of the plug body (10).

Abstract: Connector systems may include a connector receptacle and connector plug or insert. The connector receptacle may include a tongue. The tongue may be formed using a printed circuit board. Contacts may be plated on top and bottom surfaces of the tongue. Retention features may also be located on top and bottom surfaces of tongue. These retention features may be speed bumps or other features. The connector insert may include a leading edge portion formed of plastic, a conductive shield around the insert behind the leasing edge portion, a plurality of spring contacts attached to an inside of the conductive shield, a top row of contacts; and a bottom row of contacts. Other connector receptacles may include a tongue having side ground contacts. The side ground contacts may engage an inside of a plug shield and have contacting portion to fit in openings in the plug shield.

Abstract: An electromagnetic shielding elastic clip comprises a first elastic sheet and a second elastic sheet. The first elastic sheet has a first passageway disposed at an end of the first elastic sheet. The second elastic sheet has a second passageway disposed at an end of the second elastic sheet and aligned with the first passageway. A diameter of the first passageway is larger than a diameter of the second passageway and an edge portion of the second passageway is bent onto an edge portion of the first passageway such that the edge portion of the second passageway and the edge portion of the first passageway are riveted to each other.

Abstract: A connector assembly includes: an insulating body; multiple terminals disposed in the insulating body; a front shielding shell shielding the insulating body; a rear shielding shell covering a rear end of the front shielding shell, where an accommodating space is formed between the rear shielding shell and an outer surface of the front shielding shell; and an external insulator, molded outside the front shielding shell and the rear shielding shell and filled into the accommodating space. Compared with the related art, the accommodating space limits tension generated when the external insulator is molded, and after molten plastic is cooled, a part of the external insulator will be fastened within the accommodating space, such that the external insulator can be efficiently retained on the front shielding shell and the rear shielding shell, thereby preventing degumming and cracking phenomenons between the front shielding shell and the external insulator.

Abstract: A method for electrically insulating a connector module mounted on a printed circuit board assembly, the method including coating a first portion of a piece of sheet metal with an insulation material, forming the piece of sheet metal into a metal frame, wherein a second portion of the piece of sheet metal not coated with the insulation material is formed into a grounding pin, assembling the connector module, wherein components of the connector module include the metal frame, a housing, and a set of external pins, and mounting the connector module on a printed circuit board to form a printed circuit board assembly, wherein the set of external pins are electrically connected to a corresponding set of vias on the printed circuit board, and the grounding pin is electrically connected to a ground on the printed circuit board.

Abstract: A method for electrically insulating a connector module mounted on a printed circuit board assembly, the method including coating a first portion of a piece of sheet metal with an insulation material, forming the piece of sheet metal into a metal frame, wherein a second portion of the piece of sheet metal not coated with the insulation material is formed into a grounding pin, assembling the connector module, wherein components of the connector module include the metal frame, a housing, and a set of external pins, and mounting the connector module on a printed circuit board to form a printed circuit board assembly, wherein the set of external pins are electrically connected to a corresponding set of vias on the printed circuit board, and the grounding pin is electrically connected to a ground on the printed circuit board.

Abstract: Connector inserts having a high signal integrity and low insertion loss by shielding signal contacts. One example may provide one or more ground contacts between a front opening and signal pins of a connector insert. These ground contacts may have sufficient lever arm to provide a good contact to a corresponding contact in a connector receptacle. To avoid excessive length in the connector insert, embodiments of the present invention may stack a portion of the ground contact above the signal contacts in the connector insert. To reduce excessive capacitance that would otherwise reduce signal impedance, one or more openings may be formed in the ground contacts. To prevent signal contacts from shorting to a shield through this opening, the opening may be covered by tape. The ground contacts may be positioned to avoid encountering power contacts in the receptacle when the insert is inserted into the receptacle.

Abstract: An RF connector is provided. The connector includes a first socket member. The first socket member includes a conductive sleeve and end cap. The conductive sleeve includes a top portion, a bottom portion, and a plurality of springs connecting the top portion and the bottom portion. A base inside the conductive sleeve includes a first matching hole configured to match to a first conductive pin of a first plug member. The end cap includes a base and a lip. In a first position, the top portion of the conductive sleeve contacts the base of the end cap and is partially enclosed by the lip of the end cap. The end cap prevents the removal of the conductive sleeve in the first position.

Abstract: A mating connector, that includes a mating ground portion, includes a holding member, a contact, a shell and a ground member. The holding member is formed of an insulating body defining a connection space, the contact has a contact point which is held by the holding member to be positioned in the connection space, the shell covers, at least in part, the holding member in a plane perpendicular to a front-rear direction, and the ground member is electrically connected with the shell and has a base portion positioned between the holding member and the shell. A ground spring extends from the base portion and a ground contact point to be connected to the mating ground portion, and has first, second and third springs. The third spring is inward of the second spring, and supports the ground contact point to project into the connection space.

Abstract: Low cost ground connections for standard connectors and connectors having reduced pin counts. One example may provide a connector system including a connector insert having a plurality of contacts along a top or bottom, or both top and bottom, of a connector insert, where first contacts in the plurality of contacts may be used to convey power, ground, or data and where second contacts in the plurality of contacts are used for ground. The second contacts may be arranged to have contacting portions that are positioned in the insert at different heights relative to the top or bottom of the connector insert and at different depths relative to a front opening of the connector insert.

Abstract: Connector systems may include a connector receptacle and connector plug or insert. The connector receptacle may include a tongue. A first plurality of contacts may be formed on a top surface of the tongue. A first ground pad may be located on a top surface of tongue, and a shield may be formed around the tongue. The connector insert may include a housing and a conductive shield around the housing behind a leading edge of the connector insert. A front edge of the shield may be folded into an opening at the leading edge. In other examples, the receptacle shield may include one or more fingers. These fingers may contact the connector insert shield to form a ground path. One or more of these fingers may engage openings in the insert shield to provide a retention force between the connector insert and receptacle.

Abstract: An electrical connector for mating with a mating connector includes an insulating body and multiple terminals. The insulating body has a base, a tongue protruding forward from the base, and multiple terminal slots run from the tongue backward and through the base. The terminals are disposed in the terminal slots respectively. Each of the terminals has a retaining portion retained at the base, a contact portion extending forward from one end of the retaining portion to the tongue, and an urging portion disposed between the retaining portion and the contact portion. The urging portion is higher than an upper surface of the tongue. When the electrical connector mates with the mating connector, the mating connector presses against the urging portion downward, such that the contact portion electrically contacts the mating connector.

Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes a plug connector and a socket connector. The plug connector includes an insulator body, a first shielding housing and a shielding member, wherein the first shielding housing encloses the insulator body, the shielding member has first contact portions and second contact portions, and the first contact portions are electrically connected with the first shielding housing. The socket connector is configured to be electrically connected with the plug connector, and the socket connector has a second shielding housing configured to be electrically connected with the second contact portions.

Abstract: Connector inserts having a high signal integrity and low insertion loss by shielding signal contacts. One example may provide one or more ground contacts between a front opening and signal pins of a connector insert. These ground contacts may have sufficient lever arm to provide a good contact to a corresponding contact in a connector receptacle. To avoid excessive length in the connector insert, embodiments of the present invention may stack a portion of the ground contact above the signal contacts in the connector insert. To reduce excessive capacitance that would otherwise reduce signal impedance, one or more openings may be formed in the ground contacts. To prevent signal contacts from shorting to a shield through this opening, the opening may be covered by tape. The ground contacts may be positioned to avoid encountering power contacts in the receptacle when the insert is inserted into the receptacle.

Abstract: A connector assembly according to embodiments of the present disclosure is advantageously configured to allow a sensor connector to straightforwardly and efficiently join with and detach from a patient cable connector. Further, embodiments of the connector assembly advantageously reduce un-shielded area in an electrical connection between a patient cable and a sensor connector. In addition, embodiments of the connector assembly advantageously increase the shielding of detector signals coming from the patient sensor to the monitor.

Abstract: Provided is a connector free from such inadvertent withdrawal or slip-out of the shell from the main body during insertion or drawing-out of the connection object. The connector includes a contact to be electrically connected to a connection object, a main body holding the contact, and a shell covering the main body. The main body includes a first end portion on a side to which the connection object is connected, a second end portion opposite to the first end portion, and a groove formed along a direction orthogonal to a connecting direction of the connection object; and the shell includes a projecting portion which projects to an inner side of the shell for engaging within the groove.

Abstract: Systems and methods for a multi-connectivity DRX mode are described. When a device is concurrently connected to more than one node of a wireless network, a first node may determine a DRX configuration for both a first communication channel between the device and the first node and a second communication channel between the device and the second node based on an existing DRX cycle of the second communication channel. The DRX configuration may be sent to the device, so that the device may use the DRX configuration when concurrently connected to the first node and the second node of the wireless communication network.

Abstract: Grounding finger for shielding at an electrical connection between a plug connector and a mating plug connector of an electrical line, having a sleeve-like support element which has a first outer edge and a second outer edge, axial connecting webs being provided between the outer edges, and having a plurality of spring limbs which act radially outward and, at least at one end, are connected to one of the edges in order to generate a spring-loaded contact force to the outer plug connector, with some of the connecting webs being interrupted and being formed in each case with at least one contact lug which faces radially inward.

Abstract: An electrical receptacle connector provided to connect with an electrical plug connector. The electrical receptacle connector includes a metal shell, an insulation body and a the conductive contact members. The conductive contact members are disposed at the insulation body to connect with the metal shell. The electrical plug connector includes a metal shell and a tubular portion disposed at a front portion of the metal shell. When the electrical plug connector is plugged into the electrical receptacle connector, the surface of the tubular portion of the electrical plug connector is in contact with the conductive contact members.

Abstract: A contact element capable of arranging beam portions at a narrower pitch and also facilitating insertion of a mating contact, and a connector have second and fourth contact portions which are displaced from each other in an orthogonal direction DR which is orthogonal to an arranging direction DP of first and second beam portions and a thickness direction DB of a linking portion. When a metal plate is blanked, the first and fourth contact portions are displaced from each other in a longitudinal direction L of the first and second beam portions, and the second and third contact portions are displaced from each other in the longitudinal direction L of the first and second beam portions.

Abstract: A card connector for use with a card comprising electronic circuitry and a card reader device comprising electronic circuitry which can communicate with the card. The card connector is configured to receive the card when the card is inserted into the card reader. The card connector has a connector body and an attached cover. The connector body includes a plurality of electronic contacts that engage the card circuitry and operationally link the card to the card reader device. The cover includes one or more retaining springs which engage the card to secure the card and draw heat from the card. The cover also has a lip or tongue and grounding tabs which provide electrostatic discharge protection.

Abstract: A shielded electrical header assembly is provided. The header is configured to be coupled to a first connector connected to a shielded electrical cable and second connector. The header is also configured to be attached to an electrically conductive panel, such as an aluminum battery pack in a hybrid or electric vehicle. The header includes a conductive shield contact that connects the outer conductor of the shielded cable to the panel and a conductive outer connector body that is also connected to the panel and surrounds the terminals and the shield contact of the header, thus providing electromagnetic shielding to the terminals of the header and the connectors. The shield contact is formed of a sheet metal to provide a lower resistance connection between the outer conductor and the panel. A method of manufacturing such a header is also provided.

Abstract: A shield shell (21) covering a connector housing (11) includes a first attachment piece (23) in contact with a first attached surface (71) of an attached portion (70) having a hole (71a) for the connector housing (11), and a second attachment piece (25) projecting from an end portion (24) of the first attachment piece (23) to an opposite side to the first attached surface (71) and being in contact with a second attached surface (72) of the attached portion (70). The second attachment piece (25) is fastened to the second attached surface (72) so that the second attachment piece (25) is in elastic contact with the second attached surface (72) with an elastic restoring force bringing the first attachment piece (23) into pressure contact with the first attached surface (71).

Abstract: An electrical connector for use with a circuit board including an insulating housing used to be fixed to a circuit board, a plurality of signal contacts arranged on the insulating housing along a longitudinal direction of the same, at least one ground contact provided in an arrangement of the signal contacts on the insulating housing, and a conductive shell member provided for covering partially a portion of the insulating housing and to be connected with a grounding portion of the circuit board, wherein the conductive shell member has a ground connecting reed-like portion formed thereon so as to correspond to the ground contact and both of the ground connecting reed-like portion of the conductive shell member and the ground contact are connected by means of soldering with the grounding portion of the circuit board.

Abstract: A grounding member for an electrical connector that has a conductive body including a ring portion that has opposite front and rear edges, the front edge is configured to face a coupling member of the electrical connector, and opposite inner and outer surfaces, the inner surface is configured to face a body of the electrical connector. At least a first resilient arm that extends from the front edge of the ring portion. The first resilient arm has a coupling member contact surface configured to contact the coupling member of the electrical connector. At least a second resilient arm that extends from the rear edge of the ring portion. The second resilient arm has a body contact surface configured to contact the body of the electrical connector. At least one sleeve engagement member that extends from the ring portion configured to engage a gripping sleeve.

Abstract: An electrical connector (100) includes an insulative housing (10), a plurality of contacts (20) mounted on the insulative housing, a first metal shell (30), a second metal shell (40), and an insulative member (44). The first metal shell includes a plurality of side walls (31) and a receiving room (32) formed by the side walls. One of the side walls includes a spring beam (310) extending forwardly. The second metal shell (40) is disposed at an outer side of the first metal shell. The second metal shell includes a body portion (41), a supporting beam (42) extending forwardly from the body portion and flanking the spring beam, and a cantilever portion (43) extending from the body portion and offsetting from the supporting beam. The insulative member is attached on the cantilever portion and spaced apart from the spring beam.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a mating tongue defining opposite upper and lower long mating faces and a side mating face, and a plurality of first contacts retained in the mating tongue. The mating tongue retains a first outer contact and a first inner contact therein, the first inner contact defines a contacting portion exposed upon the side mating face, and the first outer contact defines two bending portions respectively exposed upon the upper and lower long mating faces and a first connecting portion connecting with the two bending portions, the first inner contact is disposed among the two bending portions and the first connecting portion to be surrounded on three sides by the first outer contact.

Abstract: A connector assembly according to embodiments of the present disclosure is advantageously configured to allow a sensor connector to straightforwardly and efficiently join with and detach from a patient cable connector. Further, embodiments of the connector assembly advantageously reduce un-shielded area in an electrical connection between a patient cable and a sensor connector. In addition, embodiments of the connector assembly advantageously increase the shielding of detector signals coming from the patient sensor to the monitor.

Abstract: An electromagnetic shield comprises a sheet of metal having slots along an edge of the sheet to form a plurality of resilient fingers. The single sheet is bent around first and second bends axes inwardly and approximately ninety degrees to form a top planar surface and first and second side walls. The single sheet of metal is sized and dimensioned to receive a connector in between the first and second side walls and top planar surface. The fingers are bent outward with a bend radius of approximately 0.020 inches with respect to a flat surface of the sidewalls and top planar surface. The fingers apply a biasing force against a surface of a faceplate. Each of the side walls includes an elongated leg, which is interconnected with a circuit board and each of the elongated legs extends beyond a bottom edge of each of the side walls.

Abstract: An improved electronic receptacle connector with portions thereof formed from an electrically conductive polymer is disclosed. A conductive polymer front face enables improved device aesthetics and can discharge electrostatic energy from a plug before it is mated with the connector. A conductive polymer housing with internal ground structures may provide electromagnetic interference shielding and improved data transfer speed.

Abstract: Connector receptacles that may be used in a variety of applications, may have a desirable aesthetic appearance, may be durable and reliable, and may be manufactured in a simplified manner. One example may provide a receptacle that may be used in a number of different devices to avoid having to redesign a receptacle for different devices. Another example may maintain a desirable appearance by reducing the chance of marring or functional damage during insertions of an insert.

Abstract: Heat sealing a connector assembly can be performed by providing connector assembly in component accessible state, overlaying sealing tape on electrical contacts and housing, sealing tape being impregnated with heat sensitive adhesive, the overlaying leaving the dimples exposed, and sealing the connector assembly by applying heat to heat sensitive sealing tape.