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Abstract

A filtered connector includes a housing member having a plurality of electrical terminal members disposed in respective terminal receiving passageways, a like plurality of electrical components disposed in component receiving passageways, a ground means including a plate-like portioned disposed adjacent a forward face of the housing member, a rear plate disposed adjacent the rearward face of the housing member, and resilient conductive means to bias the electrical components and complete an electrical path from the terminal members to a respective component to ground. The components are of the type having a pair of spaced external electrodes. The component receiving passageways are essentially parallel to and spaced from respective associated terminal receiving passageways. The ground and rear plates define forward and rearward stop surfaces respectively for the component receiving passageways. The rear plate further includes conductive paths that extend between respective component receiving passageways to respective terminal receiving bores and into electrical engagement with the terminals disposed therein. The resilient conductive means is under compression in each component receiving passageway adjacent one of the plates, electrically connecting one of the component electrodes to the one plate and biasing the component against the other plate and the other electrode into electrical engagement therewith.

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First Claim