Patent ID: 8834205
Filing Date: 2014-09-16
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A pluggable module system comprising: an electrical connector assembly having a cage member having a plurality of walls defining a receptacle, the walls being manufactured from a metal material and providing electrical shielding for the receptacle, the cage member having an opening in a front thereof providing access to the receptacle, the cage member having a latch proximate to the opening; a receptacle connector received in the cage member proximate to a rear thereof, the receptacle connector being accessible in the receptacle; and a pluggable module received in the receptacle and mated to the receptacle connector, the pluggable module having a conductive shell and a retention post extending from the conductive shell, the retention post engaging the latch to secure the pluggable module in the receptacle, the conductive shell having grounding tabs extending from the shell, the grounding tabs circumferentially surrounding the conductive shell, wherein the grounding tabs are aligned axially behind the retention post.