MICHAEL JAMES HORNING
Engineering in Letort, PA
License number
Pennsylvania ET012293
Category
Engineers
Type
Engineer in Training
Address
Address
Letort, PA 17582
Professional information
Modular Connector System
US Patent:
8123560, Feb 28, 2012
Filed:
Jun 1, 2010
Appl. No.:
12/791657
Inventors:
Matthew Richard McAlonis - Elizabethtown PA, US
William Wade Haymaker - Harrisburg PA, US
Dustin Belack - Hummelstown PA, US
Michael James Horning - Washington Boro PA, US
William Wade Haymaker - Harrisburg PA, US
Dustin Belack - Hummelstown PA, US
Michael James Horning - Washington Boro PA, US
Assignee:
Tyco Electronics Corporation - Berwyn PA
International Classification:
H01R 13/648
US Classification:
43960723, 43960713
Abstract:
A connector system includes a first connector comprising a housing holding a plurality of contacts, a second connector comprising a housing holding a plurality of contacts, and a metal shield having walls defining a shielded chamber. The first and second connectors are configured to be mounted to a circuit board in a stacked arrangement next to one another. The first and second connectors are configured to be arranged in a shielded configuration in which the first and second connectors are positioned within the shielded chamber and mounted to the circuit board with the metal shield. The first and second connectors are also configured to be arranged in an unshielded configuration in which the first and second connectors are mounted to the circuit board without the metal shield.