Patent ID: 8764483
Filing Date: 2014-07-01
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector comprising: a dielectric connector housing; a plurality of signal contacts supported by the connector housing, each of the plurality of signal contacts defining a mating end, an opposed mounting end, and an intermediate portion that extends from the mating end to the mounting end; and a plurality of leadframe assemblies supported by the connector housing, each of the plurality of leadframe assemblies including a dielectric leadframe housing and a crosstalk shield supported by the leadframe housing, wherein each crosstalk shield has a shield body that defines a front boundary, a lower boundary, and at least one outer boundary defining at least one curved section disposed between the front boundary and the lower boundary, and each crosstalk shield includes a plurality of ground mating ends that extend from the front boundary and a plurality of ground mounting ends that extend from the lower boundary, wherein the leadframe assemblies are devoid of signal contacts.