Patent ID: 6252160
Filing Date: 2001-06-26
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
An I/O shield inserted into an opening of an electronic assembly that shields a mainboard installed within the electronic assembly and provides connection access for the mainboard, comprising:a shielding plate having a reinforcing plate and a resilient plate attached together, the shielding plate having an outer shape corresponding generally to the opening of the electronic assembly, a pair of side walls respectively integrally extending from the resilient plate, a pair of latch members respectively extending inward from opposite lateral edges of the reinforcing plate relative to the electronic assembly, each latch member comprising an aperture for engaging with the mainboard; anda plurality of spring contacts formed on the side walls, each spring contact comprising a base integral with one of the side walls, a free end and a bend between the base and the free end, the tip of the bend being located nearer to the base than to the free end.