Patent ID: 6227880
Filing Date: 2001-05-08
Classification: H01R,Y10S

Abstract:
A stacked electrical connector comprising:an insulative housing having a first section, a second section and a protruding section intermediate of the first section and the second section, the protruding section having a top surface, a bottom surface and a front face, the top and bottom surfaces respectively defining a recess;a plurality of contacts received in the first section and the second section of the insulative housing;a grounding device being fixed on the protruding section of the housing, the grounding device including a rear fixing section for abutting against the front face of the protruding section of the housing, a middle section and a front engaging section, the fixing section forming upper and lower retainers each received in a corresponding recess of protruding section; andan upper shell secured to the first section of the insulative housing, a lower shell secured to the second section of the insulative housing, and a rear shell covering a rear of the insulative housing and secured to the upper and the lower shells, the upper and lower shells respectively contacting the upper and lower retainers;wherein the fixing section is vertical to the middle section and the front engaging section extends from the middle section in an obtuse angle;wherein the upper retainer has a spring tab extending upwardly and rearwardly for engaging with a bottom plate of the upper shell;wherein the lower retainer has a spring tab extending downwardly and rearwardly for engaging with a top plate of the lower shell;wherein the upper retainer of the grounding device comprises an upwardly extending barb retained behind a bottom plate of the upper shell;wherein a pair of holes is defined o a top plate of the upper shell, and wherein a pair of retaining tabs is formed on a top plate of the rear shell for engaging with the holes;wherein an embossment is formed on one of two side plates of each of the upper and the lower shells, and wherein a pair of holes is defined on each side plate of the rear shell for receiving the embossment.