Patent ID: 9502827
Filing Date: 2016-11-22
CPC Classification: H01R

Claim Text:
1. An electrical connector, comprising: an insulative housing defining a top wall, a bottom wall, a pair of side walls connecting the top and bottom walls, and a receiving chamber surrounded by the top wall, the bottom wall and the two side walls, each of the top and bottom walls defining a first recess portion and a set of openings disposed at front of the first recess portion, each of the side walls defining a hole; at least one contact module assembled to the insulative housing, the contact module including an insulator and a plurality of contacts retained in the insulator, each contact defining a contact portion protruding into the receiving chamber; an one-piece inner metal shell defining a main frame surrounding the insulative housing by 360 degrees, the inner metal shell comprising a pair of shielding slices extending forwardly from upper and lower sides thereof, and a pair of clips extending forwardly from two lateral sides thereof and separated from the shielding slices, each shielding slice being received in the respective first recess portion and defining a set of spring fingers passing through the respective openings and protruding into the receiving chamber, each clip resisting on an outer surface of the respective side wall and having a spring finger passing through the respective hole and protruding into the receiving chamber; and a tubular outer metal shell surrounding the inner metal shell and contacting with the inner metal shell.