Electrical connector with electrostatic discharge protection
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Aug 30, 1994
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Jun 17, 1992
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Jul 3, 1991
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An electrical connector (10) of a type utilized to connect components that are sensitive to electrostatic discharge voltage transients includes a housing (20) having a projecting, unprotected forward portion (23) and a front face having slots (27a, 27b) therein and containing contacts (30) having ends (31) in such forward portion proximate to the slots and positioned to be engaged by contacts of a mating connector inserted within the housing. The housing (20) includes a grounding shield (40) that surrounds the forward portion and covers the face of the housing with slits (44a, 44b) extending around the housing slots to define a path to ground shorter than the path from the exterior of the housing to the contact ends (31) to assure that an electrostatic discharge from a source exterior to the connector is grounded.
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