Patent ID: 6524134
Filing Date: 2003-02-25
Classification: H01R,H05K

Abstract:
A receptacle for receiving a module and electrically connecting said module to a host circuit board mounted within a chassis of a host system, said chassis having a bezel opening which has an offset a certain distance above said host circuit board, said receptacle comprising:a housing having a front and rear, a back wall, a top wall, a bottom wall, and side walls and defining a cavity for receiving a module, said bottom wall having a bottom opening to receive a receptacle connector, said front having a front opening to receive said module, the walls comprising a conductive material; a plurality of elongated members extending down from said housing past said bottom wall and adapted for electrical connection to a host circuit board such that said walls are electrically connected to said host circuit board; at least one standoff extending down from said housing, said standoff being more toward said front of said housing than said rear, when said housing is mounted to said host circuit board, said standoff contacts said circuit board and causes said front of said housing to be raised above said rear of said housing, said front of said housing being raised above said host circuit board by a distance approximately that of said offset.