Patent ID: 6086421
Filing Date: 2000-07-11
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector comprising:an insulative housing having first, second, third, and fourth sides and a front face;a plurality of contacts secured in the insulative housing; anda one-piece conductive shield having a base section covering the first side, a pair of proximal side sections covering the second and third sides, a pair of opposite junction sections continuing the pair of side sections and covering the fourth side, and a front face section covering the front face of the insulative housing, each junction section having a hook and the face section having a flange, the flange having a pair of holes each for lockingly receiving a corresponding hook of the junction section;wherein there is a pair of resilient tabs formed on the side sections of the shield, respectively, for abutting a respective rear portion of the insulative housing;wherein the face section of the conductive shield has a pair of side wings each covering a forward portion of the side section of the shield and an edge of the flange of said face section defines a pair of recesses near the holes of the flange.