Abstract: An electrical connector is provided including a housing adapted to receive a portion of a printed circuit board; an electrical contact connected to the housing; and an electromagnetic interference (EMI) shield connected to the housing. The shield includes a front end with a hole for passage of a mating electrical connector through the front end into a receiving area of the housing. The shield further includes a spring finger extending into the hole and a first arm which extends from a rear end of the shield. The arm retains the shield on the housing and is adapted to hold the printed circuit board relative to the housing.

Abstract: An electrical connector comprising an insulative body, an electrically conductive terminal received on the insulative body, and electrical shield member disposed in shielding relationship with respect to the terminal, a latching structure integral with the shield member for receiving a latch associated with a mating connector and a second latching structure integral with the shield member for engaging a bracket.

Abstract: An electrical connector is mounted onto a primary circuit board to provide a stacked interface between plug members and the primary circuit board. The connector comprises a frame having interfaces therein which are spaced in substantially parallel and vertical juxtaposition to each other along the length of the frame. The interfaces are electrically coupled to a primary circuit board by an intermediate circuit board. Each interface includes an inner wall which isolates and provides shielding for the plugs. Additional shielding is provided by a conductive member which is mounted onto the intermediate circuit board, parallel to and between the interfaces. In order to augment the mechanical connection between the connector and the primary circuit board flexible mounting studs are provided on the bottom of the connector.

Abstract: An apparatus for mounting an electrical connector on a PCI bracket comprising a base containing a plurality of apertures and at least one spring loaded eject pin, a contact support plate having a plurality of slots used to position contact tails on the connectors, a vertical clamp used to hold the connectors in place and a spring loaded plunger positioned in the base such that the PCI bracket is accurately positioned with respect to the connectors.

Abstract: A high speed, low impedance shielded connector is disclosed. The shield is formed of sheet material and includes multiple integral shield-to-plug contacts in a limited longitudinal space. Such contacts are forwardly facing, to reduce ground path lengths or are arranged substantially parallel to a plug insertion axis, to below development of high normal forces. Shielding of an array of connectors is enhanced by the use of transverse flanges having interfitting sections that provide effective shielding are allow close spacing or adjacent connectors in the array.