ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING A SHIELDING MEMBER TO ELIMINATE RADIO FREQUENCY AND ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE

摘要

A radio frequency and electromagnetic interference shield for an electrical connector comprising a helically coiled conductive spring which is interposed between facing surfaces on the mating halves of the connector. The spring is coiled in such a manner that the convolutions thereof are slanted at an oblique angle to the center axis of the connector members. The axial distance between said facing surfaces when the connector members are mated is less than the normal outside helical diameter of the convolutions of the spring. Thus, mating of the connector members axially flattens the spring to form an almost continuous metal shield between the connector members.