Patent ID: 9445491
Filing Date: 2016-09-13
CPC Classification: H01R,H05K,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A single-piece multi-level grounding spring formed of an electrically conductive material and suitable for providing a ground to a circuit board having a top surface that includes a conductive pad and a component, the circuit board further comprising a bottom surface opposite the top surface, the circuit board further comprising an edge plate disposed on a lateral surface and operable to route a signal between the top and the bottom surface, the single-piece multi-level grounding spring comprising: a first portion extended laterally a first level, the first portion having a ground contact configured to electrically couple the circuit board with a chassis ground; a second portion extended laterally from the first portion at a second level different than the first level and configured to electrically connect to the conductive pad; and a third portion at a third level different than the first level and different from the second level, the third portion capable of covering the component; wherein the third portion comprises an overpass portion extends to a joint permanently attached with the edge plate.