Patent ID: 6508665
Filing Date: 2003-01-21
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector device comprising:a first connector subassembly including an insulative housing defining at least three ports stacked one another; each of said three ports including a plurality of terminals each with a rearwardly extending board-mounting portion; a grounding contact positioned behind the first housing with three arms forwardly extending respectively into the corresponding port and at least one rearwardly extending tails; a printed circuit board vertically disposed behind the three ports and perpendicular to said grounding contact, said board-mounting portion of each of said terminals and said tail being mechanically and electrically connected to said printed circuit board; and a second connector subassembly positioned under the printed circuit board with a plurality of contacts mechanically and electrically connected to a lower edge of the printed circuit board; wherein said printed circuit board is dimensioned to be substantially long enough to vertically extend along all three ports to provide sufficient space thereof for mounting thereon a plurality of electronic components performing a sound card; wherein a holder is provided on a rear portion of the device to hold the second subassembly and the first subassembly together; wherein said grounding contact is a unitary piece with an elongated strip vertically extending all three ports; wherein said strip defines a plane perpendicular to said printed circuit board.