Patent ID: 9728919
Date: 2017-08-08
CPC Classifications: H01R

Claim:
1. A receptacle assembly comprising: a receptacle cage having an interior cavity and first and second partition walls disposed in the interior cavity that separate the interior cavity into first and second module passages, respectively, the first and second module passages having first and second port openings, respectively, at a front end of the receptacle cage, the first and second module passages configured to receive corresponding pluggable modules through the first and second port openings, respectively, in a loading direction that is parallel to a Z-axis; and a cage cover positioned at the front end between the first and second port openings, the cage cover including first and second module fingers that are configured to engage the first and second partition walls, respectively, the cage cover also including a ground tab that engages an inner surface of the receptacle cage, the first and second module fingers extending lengthwise in the loading direction, the ground tab extending lengthwise along a Y-axis that is perpendicular to the Z-axis.