Patent ID: 9362695
Filing Date: 2016-06-07
CPC Classification: H01R

Claim Text:
1. An electrical connector, comprising: an insulative housing having a body portion and a mating portion forwardly extending from the body portion, the mating portion being provided with a top wall, a bottom wall, a pair of side walls and a receiving space formed therebetween, the receiving space opening forwardly; at least a contact module having a plurality of contacts retained on the insulative housing, each contact having a contact portion forwardly extending into the receiving space and a connecting portion backwardly extending out of the body portion; and a grounding member having a middle grounding sheet and a pair of locking arms projecting into the receiving space, the middle grounding sheet being fixed in the body portion and spacing apart from the contacts along an up to down direction, and the locking arms electrically connecting with the middle grounding sheet.