Patent ID: 6809255
Filing Date: 2004-10-26
Classification: H01H,H01R,H05K

Abstract:
An apparatus for protecting conductor leads of an axial lead device, the apparatus comprising:a conductive shield including one or more openings configured to receive a plurality of conductor leads exiting from a header base of the axial lead device, the conductive shield being structured and arranged to create an electrically conductive path to a ground common with said header base and to substantially surround a plurality of conductor leads received in the one or more openings such that each conductor lead is isolated from at least one other conductor lead, wherein at least one opening comprises a slot extending from a periphery of the conductive shield in a direction toward a central portion of the conductive shield, said slot being structured and arranged to provide access to a conductor lead from the periphery of the conductive shield when the axial lead device is surface mounted to a printed circuit board.