Patent ID: 6238222
Filing Date: 2001-05-29
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A grounding device mounted in an electronic device which comprises a sidewall, an opening, and a bottom base, the grounding device comprising:an insulative sleeve aligned with the opening of the electronic device, the insulative sleeve defining a hole and a pair of slots positioned near an end thereof;a conductive grounding plate having a baseplate supported on the bottom base and a pair of lateral walls extending upwardly from the baseplate, a pair of projections extending inwardly from opposite edges of the lateral walls into the slots; anda conductive rivet having an internal threaded hole and being received in the insulative sleeve to contact the projections;wherein the hole of the insulative sleeve is frusto-conical, and the rivet has a frusto-conical outside surface to match the hole;wherein the slots are diametrically disposed on the insulative sleeve, and the insulative sleeve further has a pair of engaging recesses in communication with the slots;wherein in assembly, the projections of the lateral walls of the grounding plate engage with the slots of the insulative sleeve, and further bend into the engaging recesses to fasten the grounding plate to the insulative sleeve;wherein in assembly, the lateral walls of the grounding plate bear against the sidewall of the electronic device.