Patent ID: 6565385
Filing Date: 2003-05-20
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A connector for coupling a communication link to a printed circuit board, comprising:a housing operable to fasten to a matching connector along an axis, the matching connector coupled to a communication link; a plurality of pins secured by the housing in alignment with the axis and operable to electrically couple the communication link to an interface on the printed circuit board and to generate electromagnetic emissions when supplied with an electric current; and a shield displaced outwardly from the pins and operable to prevent at least some of the electromagnetic emissions from radiating outside the connector, the shield comprising a plurality of tabs operable to extend into the printed circuit board when the pins are electrically coupled to the interface, the tabs substantially surrounding the pins, at least some tabs further operable to press-fit into the printed circuit board, wherein at least two adjacent tabs are separated from one another by approximately 0.1 inches to approximately 0.5 inches.