Patent ID: 9716347
Date: 2017-07-25
CPC Classifications: G02B,H01R

Claim:
1. A connector, comprising: a housing that includes a mounting face and a mating face and a first card slot and a second card slot on the mating face, the first and second card slots being vertically spaced apart; a plurality of terminals supported by the housing, the terminals including tails arranged at the mounting face and contacts positioned in the card slots; a cage positioned around the housing, the cage having a front face that defines a first plane, the cage defining a first port and a second port that are aligned, respectively, with the first and second card slots, the cage including a chamber between the first and second ports; and an electrically conductive vent wall positioned in the chamber adjacent the front face, the vent wall having a plurality of openings sized so as to block electromagnetic interference (EMI), the vent wall arranged at a first angle from the first plane that is at least 15 degrees; wherein the plurality of openings collectively define a vent area.