Grounding mating hardware

Abstract

Hardware for providing a grounding interconnect for a standard connector is formed by a single metallic member which is stamped and formed to enclose a mating face of the connector and extend across at least mounting portions of a mounting face with the metal member being provided with profiled apertures receiving therein a wiping contacting engagement a mounting and locking means for the connector.

I claim: 
     
       1. .[.In combination with an.]. .Iadd.An .Iaddend.electrical connector having a housing of rigid insulative material defining a mating face and a mounting face with a plurality of terminal passages extending between the faces, a peripheral flange around said mating face and mounting flanges on said mounting face.Iadd., .Iaddend.each said peripheral and mounting flange being provided with at least one hole to receive locking and mounting means, respectively, therein, a plurality of electrical terminals mounted in said housing, each terminal having a mating portion directed toward the mating face and a mounting portion extending from the mounting face, a metal shell providing grounding interconnect between a .Iadd.complementary .Iaddend.shielded connector and .[.the.]. .Iadd.a .Iaddend.mounting surface .[.characterized by a unitary metallic member.]..Iadd., said metal shell .Iaddend.having a shroud portion encircling the mating face to engage shielding of said .Iadd.complementary .Iaddend.shielded connector .[.and.]..Iadd., .Iaddend.an integral flange extending normal to .[.the axis of.]. the shroud portion, .[.at least one mounting tab extending from a first edge of said flange adapted to engage one edge of said peripheral flange of said housing.]. and at least one .[.mounting tab.]. .Iadd.ground strap .Iaddend.adapted to lie adjacent said mounting face, .[.each.]. .Iadd.characterized by .Iaddend.said .Iadd.integral .Iaddend.flange and said .[.mounting tab.]. .Iadd.ground strap .Iaddend.being provided with .[.a profiled aperture providing.]. .Iadd.an aperture having inwardly directed tines which provide .Iaddend.wiping engagement between the shell and the respective locking means and mounting means. .[. 
     
     
       2.  A metal shell providing grounding interconnect between a mating shielded connector and a mounting surface of an electrical connector comprising a unitary metallic member having a shroud portion profiled to encircle said mating face of said connector to engage said shielded connector and an integral peripheral flange extending normal to the axis of said shroud portion, at least one mounting tab extending from one edge of said flange and adapted to engage an edge of said connector and at least one mounting tab extending from an opposite edge of said flange and adapted to lie adjacent said mounting face, each said flange and said mounting tab being provided with a profiled aperture providing wiping engagement between the shell and the respective locking means and mounting means..]. .Iadd. 
     
     
       3.  An electrical connector for mounting to a mounting surface such as a printed circuit board, comprising: an insulative housing having a mating face surrounded by a mating flange and a mounting face having mounting flange means for reception against said mounting surface,   a stamped and formed metal shell having a shroud portion about said mating face, an integral flange against said mating flange, and ground strap means extending from an edge of said integral flange and against said mounting flange means to face said mounting surface, said strap means having an aperture with inwardly directed tines,   mounting hardware extending through an aperture in each said mounting flange means and the respective aperture of the ground strap means, said tines engaging said mounting hardware to make electrical contact therewith and to retain said hardware in the flange, whereby,   upon mounting said connector to a printed circuit board, grounding will be provided between the printed circuit board and the shielding of a shielded connector mated to said mating face. .Iaddend. .Iadd.   
     
     
       4.  An electrical connector as in claim 3 wherein said integral flange has aperture means, said aperture means having inwardly directed tines, said connector further comprising locking hardware extending through an aperture in said mating flange and the respective aperture means of said integral flange, said tines engaging said locking hardware to make electrical contact therewith. .Iaddend. .Iadd.5. An electrical connector as in claim 3 wherein said shell further comprises at least one tab extending from an edge of said integral flange and engaging said mating flange of said housing. .Iaddend. .Iadd.6. An electrical connector for mounting to a mounting surface such as a printed circuit board, comprising: an insulative housing having a mating face surrounded by a mating flange and a mounting face having mounting flange means for reception against the mounting surface,   a stamped and formed metal shell having a shroud portion about the mating face, an integral flange against the mating flange, and ground strap means extending from an edge of the integral flange and against the mounting flange means to face the mounting surface, the integral flange having aperture means with inwardly directed tines,   locking hardware extending through an aperture in the mating flange and the respective aperture means of the integral flange, the tines engaging the hardware to make electrical contact therewith. .Iaddend. .Iadd.7. An electrical connector as recited in claim 6 wherein each ground strap means has an aperture with inwardly directing tines, the connector further comprising mounting hardware extending through an aperture of each mounting flange means and the respective aperture of the ground strap means, the tines engaging the mounting hardware to make electrical contact therewith and to retain the mounting hardware in the flange. .Iaddend. .Iadd.8. An electrical connector as recited in claim 6 wherein the shell further comprises at least one tab extending from an edge of the integral flange and engaging the mating flange of the housing. .Iaddend.