Patent ID: 7081017
Filing Date: 2006-07-25
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector comprising: a housing that defines a front side, a main section, an inner shield support shelf that extends from the main section, and a bottom side; electrical contacts connected to the housing; an outer shield connected to the housing; and at least one inner shield inserted onto the inner shield support shelf from a front side of the housing, wherein the inner shield defines a C shape that comprises a flat front end and two legs extending reward from the front end, wherein lateral sides of the front end are straight and form straight opposite edges of the front end, wherein each leg comprises a rear end with a multiple barbed portion which extends into the main section of the housing to attach the rear end of the at least one inner shield to the housing, and wherein the front end of the inner shield is not directly mechanically attached to a front of the outer shield.