Patent ID: 7892007
Filing Date: 2011-02-22
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector assembly comprising: a printed circuit board having a printed circuit board ground contact pad; a header coupled to the printed circuit board and comprising an insulative housing having opposing side walls, an interior wall positioned between the side walls, and a resilient latch extending from the interior wall, and a plurality of contact pins disposed in the insulative housing; and an electrical cable termination configured to mate with the header and comprising an internal contact within an electrically conductive tubular housing and an external electrical cable termination ground contact extending from an external surface of the housing, wherein the header and electrical cable termination are configured such that the internal contact makes direct separable electrical contact with one of the plurality of contact pins, and the external electrical cable termination ground contact makes direct separable electrical contact with the printed circuit board ground contact pad when the header and electrical cable termination are in a mated configuration.