Patent ID: 6305961
Filing Date: 2001-10-23
Classification: H01R,Y10S

Abstract:
A connector assembly, comprising:a connector body including a mating plug portion for insertion into a receptacle of a complementary mating connecting device, the mating plug portion being rectangular to define opposite minor sides and opposite major sides thereof; andan EMI gasket about the rectangular mating plug portion of said connector body, the EMI gasket being stamped of conductive sheet spring metal material and being rectangular to define opposite minor sides and opposite major sides thereof corresponding to the minor and major sides, respectively, of the mating plug portion, the EMI gasket in an unstressed condition having a bow-tie configuration with the major sides thereof bowed inwardly whereby the major sides of the gasket are spring biased against the major sides of the plug portion when the gasket is installed on the plug portion.