Patent ID: 6435916
Filing Date: 2002-08-20
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical power connector for a printed circuit (PC) board comprising:an input power receptacle comprising a first portion of a current carrying path through the electrical power connector, wherein the first portion of the current carrying path comprises a line electrical contact, a neutral electrical contact, and a ground electrical contact being configured to mate with a line receptacle, a neutral receptacle, and a ground receptacle of an external modular three conductor power cord leading to a wall socket; an output power receptacle comprising a second portion of the current carrying path through the electrical power connector, wherein the second portion of the current carrying path comprises a line receptacle, a neutral receptacle, and a ground receptacle connected to a line contact, a neutral contact, and a ground contact, respectively, of an internal modular three conductor power cord; a lossy non-conductive ferrite block internally housed in the input power receptacle; and means for mounting the input power receptacle and the output power receptacle on the printed circuit board along a common axis, such that the line electrical receptacle is connected to the line electrical contact, the neutral electrical receptacle is connected to the neutral electrical contact and the ground electrical receptacle is connected to the ground electrical contact.