Patent ID: 6152771
Filing Date: 2000-11-28
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An IDC connector, comprising:a dielectric housing defining front and rear faces, an array of passageways defined between said front and rear faces, each passageway securely receiving a terminal therein, each said terminal forming an insulation displacement section extending beyond said rear face and a pin section extending beyond said front face, a cover assembled to said rear face for facilitating termination of a flat flexible cable at said insulation displacement sections, at least a wedge formed on an outer wall of said housing; andan EMI shield assembled to said housing and including an upper shell having a shroud surrounding said pin sections and a lower shell for enclosing said cover, at least a buckle extending downward from said shroud and defining a slot engaging with the wedge of the housing, the lower shell including at least a clip engaging with said buckle of the upper shell.