Patent ID: 6949989
Filing Date: 2005-09-27
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electronic signal filter, comprising: a first filter housing member extending along a longitudinal direction from a first end thereof to an opposed second end thereof; a second filter housing member extending along said longitudinal direction from a first end thereof, which engages at least said second end of said first filter housing member, to an opposed second end thereof; a filter cavity defined by said first and second filter housing members; a circuit board positioned within said filter cavity, said circuit board extending from a first end thereof toward an opposed second end thereof in said longitudinal direction and having a first surface, an opposed second surface, a first edge and an opposed second edge, and a slot that opens in said first edge of said circuit board, said slot extending in a substantially lateral direction toward a terminal end thereof proximate said second edge of said circuit board; and a ground clip for providing a ground connection between said circuit board and said first and said second filter housing members, said ground clip comprising: