Patent ID: 6213814
Filing Date: 2001-04-10
Classification: H01R,Y10S

Abstract:
A cable connector comprising:an elongated insulative housing, said housing defining a mating portion with a front edge thereof in a front portion of said housing;a plurality of terminals disposed in the housing;an EMI metal shield including an upper half and a lower half coupled to each other and commonly enclosing the housing therein;an outer insulative shell including an upper shell and a lower shell coupled to each other and commonly enclosing the EMI shield therein;at least one of said upper half and said lower half of the EMI shield including an extension forwardly extending beyond a front edge of the insulative shell while behind the front edge of the mating portion of the housing; whereinsaid extension includes a mating face extending along a longitudinal direction of said mating portion of the housing with a plurality of contacting buds dispersed thereon, while also extending in a lateral direction with regard to a front-to-back direction of the connector; whereinsaid mating face is dimensioned to extend beyond said insulative shell in said lateral direction.