Patent ID: 6115257
Filing Date: 2000-09-05
Classification: H01R,H05K,Y10S

Abstract:
A PCMCIA card comprising:an insulative frame including a forward end and a transverse cross beam;a substrate disposed within the frame, the substrate carrying electronic circuit elements;a connector adapted to connect the card to a host system, the connector being disposed at the forward end of the frame and having contacts connected to the substrate, the connector further having a top surface and a transverse rear side;a ground plate carried by the top surface of the connector, the ground plate having contacts connected to traces on the substrate; anda cover including a top panel, the top cover panel having a transversely extending forward edge, the forward edge of the top cover panel being spaced rearwardly of the transverse rear side of the connector, the ground plate having a rearwardly extending portion, the transverse cross beam and the rearwardly extending portion of the ground plate closing the space between the forward edge of the top cover panel and the rear side of the connector.