Patent ID: 6699068
Filing Date: 2004-03-02
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A stacked connector assembly comprising:a first connector comprising: a first housing having a top face; and a plurality of first terminals received in said first housing and each comprising a first tail; a second connector stacked on the first connector comprising: a second housing having a bottom face positioned on the top face of the first housing; a plurality of second terminals received in said second housing and each comprising a second tail; and a grounding member having a front engaging portion projecting forwardly beyond the second housing and adapted for mating with a corresponding ground contact of a complementary electrical connector, a base portion projecting rearwardly beyond the second housing, a first retention portion extending forwardly from the base portion and retained in the first housing, a second retention portion extending forwardly from the base portion and retained in the second housing and a leg projecting downwardly from the base portion beyond the second housing and adapted for being connected with a grounding trace of a printed circuit board; and a spacer having a first portion receiving the first tails of the first terminals therethrough and a second portion receiving the second tails of the second terminals therethrough.