Patent ID: 6231391
Filing Date: 2001-05-15
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A modular socket connector comprising:a first socket housing,a second socket housing configured to be placed alongside the first socket housing in a side-by-side relationship,a plurality of connector modules configured for insertion into the first and second socket housings, each connector module being formed to include a plurality of laterally-extending through passageways,a plurality of vertical shields configured for insertion into the first and second socket housings, each vertical shield being formed to include a plurality of laterally-extending through passageways in substantial alignment with the laterally-extending through passageways in the connector modules, anda plurality of horizontal shields configured to be inserted into the plurality of laterally-extending through passageways in the plurality of connector modules and first shields inserted in the first and second socket housings placed in a side-by-side relationship, the horizontal shields extending between the first and second socket housings to couple the first and second socket housings together.