Patent ID: 6364706
Filing Date: 2002-04-02
Classification: H01R,Y10S

Abstract:
A shielded electrical connector comprising:a housing including a terminal support and a plurality of terminal cavities in said housing; a plurality of terminals each having a contact portion for mating with a respective terminal of a mating connector and a tail portion for engaging a respective conductor on a circuit board on which the connector is to be mounted, said terminals in respective ones of said plurality of terminal cavities; a conductive shield around said terminal support, said shield having walls around a said terminal support, said walls including opposed side walls, a top wall and a bottom wall, at least one flange extending from one of said walls, said flange having an aperture therethrough for affixing said connector to a panel; said housing including a support beam extending along a surface of one of said walls of said shield, said beam having a front surface disposed behind a rear surface of said flange to provide support for said flange.