Patent ID: 8182291
Filing Date: 2012-05-22
Classification: H01R,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector assembly, comprising: an insulative housing comprising at least one module receiving slot; and a shield assembly substantially enclosing said insulative housing and comprising a port opening that defines a module receiving cavity, said shield assembly comprising a noise shield member disposed substantially external to, and at the periphery of, said port opening; wherein said noise shield member comprises a snap feature that fits around a front edge of said shield assembly at said port opening so as to at least partly protrude into said port opening and further cooperates with a respective feature on said shield assembly at said port opening, said cooperation obviating the need for one or more secondary processing techniques when disposing said noise shield member at said periphery of said port opening; and wherein said snap feature engages said respective feature external to said module receiving cavity.