Patent ID: 6623301
Filing Date: 2003-09-23
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A plug connector for connecting electronic devices, comprising:a first plug-connector element; a second plug-connector element that engages said first plug-connector element to form a coupled position; a plurality of electrical signal conductors that provide electrical signal connections when said first plug-connector element and said second plug-connector element are in said coupled position; at least one bonding conductor formed when said first plug-connector element and said second plug-connector element are in said coupled position; at least one shield plate disposed on each said first plug-connector element and said second plug-connector element, wherein said at least one shield plate acts as an electrical shield and has a main plane; a plurality of snap fastenings disposed on said first plug-connector element, said second plug-connector element and said at least one shield plate, wherein said plurality of snap fastenings detachably connect said at least one shield plate to each said first plug-connector element and said second plug-connector element in a snap fastened condition; and soldering tags disposed on said shield plates, wherein said soldering tags project out of said first plug-connector element and said second plug-connector element when said shield plates are in said snap-fastened condition; wherein said at least one shield plate on each said first plug-connector element and said second plug-connector element bear against one another in a predominantly flush relationship when said first plug-connector element and said second plug-connector element are engaged in said coupled position.