Patent ID: 9209572
Filing Date: 2015-12-08
Classification: H01R,H05K

Abstract:
1. A pluggable connector comprising: a connector housing having a mating plug that is configured to be inserted into a receiving cavity of a communication system during a mating operation, the mating plug having an exterior surface; and an electromagnetic interference (EMI) skirt coupled to the mating plug, the EMI skirt having a skirt wall that extends alongside the exterior surface of the mating plug, the skirt wall having a wall edge portion and a spring beam that projects from the wall edge portion, the spring beam including first and second beam segments and an inflection area located between the first and second beam segments, the first beam segment extending from the wall edge portion to the inflection area in a direction that is angled toward the exterior surface, the second beam segment extending from the inflection area in a direction that is angled away from the mating plug, the second beam segment configured to be deflected generally toward the exterior surface during the mating operation.