Patent ID: 6179627
Filing Date: 2001-01-30
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An interface converter module comprising:a die-cast metal housing including a base member and a cover, the housing having a first end and a second end;a metal D-shell connector shroud integrally cast with the base member at the first end of the housing;a printed circuit board having a first end and a second end corresponding to the first and the second ends of the housing, the printed circuit board mounted within the base member and a portion of the first end of the printed circuit board extending into the D-shell connector shroud and having a plurality of contact fingers adhered thereto, thereby forming a contact support member within the D-shell connector shroud; anda media connector at the second end of the housing including an aperture for receiving a media plug therein, and whereinthe cover being secured to the base member to enclose and electromagnetically seal the housing.