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An electrical connector having enhanced grounding characteristics utilizes an insulating housing with a plurality of conductive terminals mounted inside, and a metal grounding shield covering the connector housing. The grounding shield has at least one grounding lead piece formed integrally therewit

An electrical connector having enhanced grounding characteristics utilizes an insulating housing with a plurality of conductive terminals mounted inside, and a metal grounding shield covering the connector housing. The grounding shield has at least one grounding lead piece formed integrally therewith and bent inwardly. The grounding lead extends into contact with a selected terminal inside of the connector to thereby function as a grounding terminal to provide a convenient grounding path in close proximity to the grounding circuit when high-frequency current signals are induced in the grounding shield.

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[ We claim:] [1.] In an electrical connector having an elongated connector housing formed from an insulative material, the housing having a recess extending longitudinally therein between opposing ends, the housing recess being defined at least in part by a pair of connector sidewalls, a plurality o

[ We claim:] [1.] In an electrical connector having an elongated connector housing formed from an insulative material, the housing having a recess extending longitudinally therein between opposing ends, the housing recess being defined at least in part by a pair of connector sidewalls, a plurality of conductive terminals arranged along opposing interior surfaces of said connector sidewalls, and a metal grounding shield disposed on exterior surfaces of said connector and which is aligned with said terminals, the improvement comprising:at least one of said conductive terminals being a grounding terminal, and the grounding shield having at least one grounding lead formed therein and extending through corresponding openings formed in said connector housing and into electrical contact with said grounding terminal of said connector terminals to define a groundpath between said grounding shield and said grounding terminal.