Patent ID: 6776659
Filing Date: 2004-08-17
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector attachable to a printed circuit board and comprising:an insulative housing; a plurality of signal conductors, with each signal conductor having a first contact end, a second contact end, and an intermediate portion therebetween that is disposed in the insulative housing; a plurality of corresponding shield strips, with each shield strip having a first contact end, a second contact end, and an intermediate portion therebetween that is disposed in the insulative housing adjacent one of the plurality of signal conductors; each intermediate portion of the shield strip having a surface with a first edge and a second edge, at least one of the first edge or the second edge being bent such that when the plurality of signal conductors and the corresponding shield strips are disposed in the insulative housing, the bent edge of the intermediate portion is directed toward the corresponding signal conductor; and wherein the first contact end of the shield strips comprises at least two contact tails and the first contact end of the signal conductors comprises a contact tail, the contact tails of the shield strips and the signal conductors configured to be attachable to the printed circuit board.