Patent ID: 8477513

Claim:
A connector comprising: a connector housing defining a recessed opening; a circuit board disposed within the connector housing; and an electromagnetic shield formed of conductive material, wherein the shield has a conductive sidewall defining a plurality of conductive sidewall legs distributed about a periphery of the shield and extending from the sidewall and electrically and mechanically connected to said circuit board, wherein the shield defines at least one conductive ground tab extending from an edge of the shield and perpendicular to the conductive sidewall, wherein the conductive ground tab defines a ground tab wing at two ends thereof that deforms when the ground tab is nested into the recessed opening causing the ground tab wings to press against at least two interior walls of the recessed opening so as to provide a high normal force electrical and mechanical connection between the shield and the connector housing such that the shield provides a ground path directly from circuit board to a connector housing.