Patent ID: 6027375
Filing Date: 2000-02-22
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connection device adapted to mate a mating connection device, comprising:an insulative housing having an upper half and a lower half respectively defining a first chamber and a second chamber therein between a front face and a rear face of the housing;a first discrete shielding member received in the first chamber from the front side of the housing and fixed to the upper half of the housing, the first discrete shielding member having a front opening;a second shielding member received in the second chamber from the front side of the housing and fixed to the lower half of the housing, the second shielding member having a front opening;first conductive pins having mating sections arranged in the first chamber and enclosed by the first shielding member to form a first connector for engaging corresponding first connecting means of the mating connection device, the first connecting means of the mating connection device being received through the front opening of the first shielding member; andsecond conductive pins having mating sections arranged in the second chamber and enclosed by the second shielding member to form a second connector for engaging corresponding second connecting means of the mating connection device, the second connecting means of the mating connection device being received through the front opening of the second shielding member.