Patent ID: 6824431
Filing Date: 2004-11-30
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A card adapter for electrically connecting a plurality of electrical connecting portions of a card-shaped electronic device to a plurality of contacts provided in a slot, the card-shaped electronic device having a grounding contact portion and the slot having a grounding means, said card adapter comprising:a first connector to be electrically connected to the contacts provided in the slot; a second connector which is electrically connected to said first connector, said second connector being adapted to be connected to the electrical connecting portions of the card-shaped electronic device; a chassis in which said first and second connectors are disposed, said chassis having upper and lower sides; a pair of conducting plates provided on the upper and lower sides of the chassis, respectively; and a grounding member for electrically and directly connecting the grounding contact portion of the card-shaped electronic device to the grounding means of the slot wherein said grounding member includes parts which are adapted to contact with the grounding contact portion of the card-shape electronic device and the grounding means of the slot, respectively, and said grounding member is isolated from the conducting plates.