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EP0561202A1
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Integral ground terminal and tail shield
Assignee: Connector Systems Technology NV
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Filing: 1993-03-01
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2013-03-01
Abstract
Abstract The present invention relates to integral ground terminals and tail shields for cross talk control between signal carrying conductors in connectors and, in particular, where the connector is a right angle receptacle or a right angle header.
Inventors
- 👤 Joseph Anton Oswald, Jr.
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 22:23
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/648; H01R24/00; H01R24/38; H01R24/40; H01R24/50; H01R13/658; H01R13/6581; H01R13/6585; H01R12/00; H01R12/70; H01R12/71; H01R12/72; H01R12/722; H01R12/724; H01R2103/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
193 words
An integral ground terminal and tail shield, comprising: a first contact end portion for contacting a mating terminal contact portion; a first, substantially flat, longitudinal, tail portion connected to the first contact end portion; a second, substantially flat, longitudinal, tail portion connected to the first tail portion at a bend; a second contact end portion terminating the second tail portion, the second contact end portion for being connected to a circuit assembly; a first, substantially flat, shield member integrally connected to at least one of the first tail portion and the second tail portion, the first shield member at least electrically contacting the other one of the first tail portion and the second tail portion, the first shield member being substantially perpendicular to the first tail portion and the second tail portion; and a second, substantially flat, shield member integrally connected to at least one of the first tail portion and the second tail portion, the second shield member at least electrically contacting the other one of the first tail portion and the second tail portion, the second shield member being substantially perpendicular to the first tail portion and the second tail portion.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
280 words
An integral ground terminal and tail shield for use in a connector having a plurality of terminals arranged in rows and columns, comprising: a first contact end portion for contacting a mating terminal contact portion; a first, substantially flat, longitudinal, tail portion connected to the first contact end portion; a second, substantially flat, longitudinal, tail portion connected to the first tail portion at a bend; a second contact end portion terminating the second tail portion, the second contact end portion for being connected to a circuit assembly; a first, substantially flat, shield member integrally connected to at least one of the first tail portion and the second tail portion, the first shield member at least electrically contacting the other one of the first tail portion and the second tail portion, the first shield member being substantially perpendicular to the first tail portion and the second tail portion; and a second, substantially flat, shield member integrally connected to at least one of the first tail portion and the second tail portion, the second shield member at least electrically contacting the other one of the first tail portion and the second tail portion, the second shield member being substantially perpendicular to the first tail portion and the second tail portion, such that when the integral ground terminal and tail shield is used as one of the terminals in one of the columns of the connector having the plurality of terminals arranged in rows and columns, the first and second shield members and the first and second tail portions define a pocket for enclosing tails of a plurality of the terminals in the same column as the integral ground terminal and tail shield.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
278 words
A connector for interconnecting a mating connector and a circuit assembly, comprising: an insulative housing; a plurality of terminals arranged in rows and columns in the housing; at least one integral ground terminal and tail shield in one of the columns and comprising: a first contact end portion for contacting a mating terminal contact portion in the mating connector; a first, substantially flat, longitudinal, tail portion connected to the first contact end portion; a second, substantially flat, longitudinal, tail portion connected to the first tail portion at a bend; a second contact end portion terminating the second tail portion, the second contact end portion for being connected to the circuit assembly; a first, substantially flat, shield member integrally connected to at least one of the first tail portion and the second tail portion, the first shield member at least electrically contacting the other one of the first tail portion and the second tail portion, the first shield member being substantially perpendicular to the first tail portion and the second tail portion; and a second, substantially flat, shield member integrally connected to at least one of the first tail portion and the second tail portion, the second shield member at least electrically contacting the other one of the first tail portion and the second tail portion, the second shield member being substantially perpendicular to the first tail portion and the second tail portion; and the first and second shield members and the first and second tail portions of the integral ground terminal and tail shield defining a pocket for enclosing tails of a plurality of the terminals in the same column as the integral ground terminal and tail shield.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
56 words
The integral ground terminal and tail shield of Claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein: the second tail portion has a first flange and a second flange, the flanges extending from distal sides of the second tail portion; the first shield member non-integrally contacting the first flange; and the second shield member non-integrally contacting the second flange.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
56 words
The integral ground terminal and tail shield of Claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein: the first tail portion has a first flange and a second flange, the flanges extending from distal sides of the first tail portion; the first shield member non-integrally contacting the first flange; and the second shield member non-integrally contacting the second flange.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
34 words
The integral ground terminal and tail shield of Claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein: the first shield member being integrally connected to the first tail portion and non-integrally connected to the second tail portion.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
34 words
The integral ground terminal and tail shield of Claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein: the first shield member being non-integrally connected to the first tail portion and integrally connected to the second tail portion.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
59 words
The integral ground terminal and tail shield of Claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein: the first shield member having a first section and a second section, the first section being integrally connected to the first tail portion, the second section being integrally connected to the second tail portion, and the first and second sections being non-integrally contacting each other.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
66 words
The integral ground terminal and tail shield of Claim 1, 2 or 3, further comprising: a first displacement contact having a slot receiving the second tail portion, the first displacement contact connected to the first shield member at a bend; and a second displacement contact having a slot receiving the second tail portion, the second displacement contact connected to the second shield member at a bend.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
25 words
The integral ground terminal and tail shield of Claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein: the first contact end portion being a socket or pin shaped.
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