Patent ID: 6255582
Filing Date: 2001-07-03
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
A method for connecting a shielding ground plane of a flex cable to a grounding pad on a circuit item comprising one of a printed wire board or a metal chassis to which said flex cable is connected, said method comprising:mounting a flex cable connector on said circuit item at a prearranged location;forming on said circuit item a grounding pad positioned adjacent to the flex cable receiving portion of said flex cable connector;forming on said flex cable adjacent to the connector card thereof an access window through one or more layers of the flex cable overlying said shielding ground plane to allow connection to said shielding ground plane of said flex cable;inserting said connector end of said flex cable into said flex cable connector on said circuit item; andplacing said access window in said flex cable over said grounding pad to make an electrical connection between said grounding pad and said shielding ground plane of said flex cable across the entire area of said access window.