Patent ID: 7335029

Claim:
A combination circuit board and clamping device for coupling shielded electrical cable having an electrical conductor core surrounded by a cable shield, the circuit board and clamping device combination comprising: an electrical cable clamping device for the cable comprising a contact piece having a metallic base plate that includes at least one pair of oppositely disposed metallic clamp springs that project from opposite sides of the metallic base plate at a distance from each other, and a circuit board having first and second surfaces, said second circuit board surface having an electrical conductor configured for connecting with said electrical cable shield, said circuit board further including at least one pair of pass-through apertures providing openings from said second to said first circuit board surfaces and through which the at least one pair of clamp springs from said electrical clamping device are inserted, and having the at least one pair of clamp springs inserted from the second side through the pass-through apertures of the circuit board such that the metallic base plate of the clamping device is in electrical contact with the electrical conductor on the second surface of the circuit board such that the electrical cable shield is electrically connected to the electrical conductor on the second surface of the circuit board by being inserted between the at least one pair of clamp springs passing through the apertures of the circuit board.