Patent ID: 6910900
Filing Date: 2005-06-28
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector comprising: a dielectric housing comprising a mating surface, a mounting surface opposite to the mating surface, a pair of side walls extending between the mating surface and the mounting surface and a mating space in the mating face between the side walls, each side wall defining a plurality of passageways in an inner face thereof and a plurality of channels in the mounting face; a plurality of signal and grounding terminals received in the passageways, respectively; a shielding member comprises a pair of shield plates respectively attached to outer faces of the side walls; and a plurality of grounding members each comprising an intermediate portion and three spaced beams extending from one side of the intermediate portion along a same direction, a middle one of the three beams snugly retained in a corresponding channel, the other two beams electrically and mechanically pressing the grounding terminal and the shield plate against the side wall, respectively.