Patent ID: 11894636
Assignee: FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 6:
7. An electrical connector comprising:
an insulative housing comprising a first wall and a second wall extending in a longitudinal direction and two side walls connecting opposite longitudinal ends of the first wall and second wall and defining a longitudinal mating slot opening forward between the first wall and second wall;
a plurality of contacts arranged on the insulative housing;
an inner metallic shield comprising a main portion fittingly attached to an outer surface of the first wall and two side portions bending from the main portion and attached to an outer surface of the side walls;
an outer metallic shield comprising a main plate located on an outer side of the first wall and defining a gap between the main portion of the inner metallic shield and the main plate, two side plates bending from the main plate and attached to the outer surface of the side wall respectively, the side portions of the inner metallic shield sandwiched between the side walls and the side plate of the outer metallic shield;
wherein one of the side portion of the inner metallic shield and the side plate of the outer metallic shield is provided with a protrusion, and the other is provided with a recess to receive and hold the protrusion.