Electrical connector for printed wiring board

Claim 1

An electrical connector for use with a printed wiring board which includes a pair of planar surfaces, a plurality of metallized pads disposed adjacent the edge of at least one of said pair of surfaces, and an integral ground conductor plane; said electrical connector comprising: an inner and an outer member formed of electrically insulative material, said inner member having a plurality of electrical contacts disposed respectively in said cells, each of said electrical contacts having an elongated tail section, each of said cells having a slot-like aperture in a rearward wall thereof for permitting the tail section of an electrical contact to protrude from said inner member, a longitudinal groove formed in said rearward wall of said inner member for receiving said edge of said printed wiring board, the elongated tail section of each of said contacts engaging one of said plurality of metallized pads of said printed wiring board and being affixed thereto, said outer member being comprised of a box-like structure open on one side to receive said inner member and having on its opposite side, a plurality of terminal-receiving apertures homologously positioned with respect to said cells in said inner member, means for fastening said connector to said printed wiring board comprising a ground conductor plane in the form of a metallic shell substantially enclosing said outer member and having a plurality of openings in alignment with said terminal-receiving apertures of said outer member, said metallic shell having a pair of coextensive extremities, said coextensive extremities being affixed to said printed wiring board by at least one metallic fastener, said fastener contacting said ground conductor plane of said printed wiring board, thereby electrically connecting the ground conductor planes of said connector and said printed wiring board.