Patent ID: 7837507
Filing Date: 2010-11-23
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A connector adapted for electrically connecting with a complementary component inserted therein from a front direction, comprising: an insulating housing having a basic body; a plurality of terminals received in the insulating housing; and a shield coupled with the insulating housing comprising an upper shell and a lower shell, the upper shell having an upper cover covering a top surface of the insulating housing and a pair of wings extending laterally from two opposite sides of the upper cover, each of the wings having at least one slot extending along a front-to-rear direction and adjacent to the upper cover, and a plurality of positioning pegs extended downwards from a lateral edge thereof, the lower shell having a lower cover attached to a bottom surface of the basic body, and two lateral plates bent upwards from two opposite sides of the lower cover and flanked to the insulating housing, each of the lateral plates having at least one clasper which passes through the slot of the wing and extends laterally to hook a side of the slot, for buckling the upper shell with the lower shell together.