Patent ID: 9666993
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: G02B,H01R

Claim:
1. A connector assembly comprising: a cage member having a plurality of walls defining a port configured to receive a pluggable module therein through a front end of the cage member, the walls extending rearward from the front end to a rear end of the cage member, the walls being manufactured from a metal material and providing electrical shielding for the port, the cage member being configured to be mounted generally behind an interior surface of a bezel and being aligned with an opening in the bezel to receive the pluggable module; and an EMI skirt at the front end of the cage member, the EMI skirt comprising plural spring beams extending from the walls at exit points, the spring beams and the cage member being integral and having a unibody design, each spring beam having a front bend at the exit point from the corresponding wall at the front end of the cage member, each spring beam having a base extending rearward from the front bend along the exterior of the cage member and spaced apart from the corresponding wall of the cage member, the base being configured to pass through the opening in the bezel to a position rearward of the interior surface of the bezel, each spring beam having an arm extending from the base outward in a direction generally away from the cage member, the arm being configured to reside behind the bezel, the arms having bezel mating interfaces configured to engage and electrically connect to the interior surface of the bezel.