Patent ID: 6655995
Filing Date: 2003-12-02
Classification: H01R,H05K

Abstract:
An electrical connector receptacle cage, comprising:an upper shell having pins extending therefrom that are configured to fit into a circuit board, said upper shell having a top wall extending between front and back ends, said upper shell having a rear wall closing said back end and having side walls extending between said front and back ends, said upper shell having base portions formed integral with a bottom edge of said side walls and bent inward toward one another; and a lower shell having a bottom wall and interlocking members extending from a front end of said bottom wall, said upper and lower shells joining with one another to form a module retention chamber therebetween, said module retention chamber having an open front end configured to accept a module, said interlocking members of said lower shell overlapping and inter-connecting with said base portions of said upper shell.