Patent ID: 9455533
Filing Date: 2016-09-27
CPC Classification: H01R

Claim Text:
1. An electrical connector comprising: a plurality of contact modules stacked parallel to each other within a housing, each contact module comprising a pair of wafer sub-assemblies, the wafer sub-assemblies being identical and oriented 180° with respect to each other, each wafer sub-assembly comprising an overmolded leadframe and a conductive shell holding the overmolded leadframe; the overmolded leadframe having a plurality of contacts including intermediate sections extending between mating ends and mounting ends, the intermediate sections being encased in an overmolded body of the overmolded leadframe; and the shell having an inner side defining a pocket, the overmolded leadframe being disposed in the pocket, the inner side of the shell of one wafer sub-assembly facing the inner side of the shell of the other wafer sub-assembly, the shell of one wafer sub-assembly being secured to the shell of the other wafer sub-assembly, the shell providing electrical shielding for the contacts of the overmolded leadframe.