Patent ID: 6290542
Filing Date: 2001-09-18
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A cable assembly comprising:a flat cable comprising a plurality of wires and a conductive plastic tape shrouding the wires; anda cable end connector comprising:an insulative housing defining a plurality of passageways for receiving corresponding terminals therein; andan upper and a lower metal shield member assembled to cover the insulative housing therein, each shield member forming a pair of side walls perpendicularly extending from lateral edges thereof, the upper shield member having a contacting plate extending downwardly from a front edge thereof and the lower shield member having a contacting plate extending upwardly from a front edge thereof and directly electrically contacting the conductive plastic tape, each shield member comprising a flat body, a plurality of resilient plates extending from each flat body inwardly and directly contacting the conductive plastic tape;wherein the upper shield member forms a pair of flat ears extending from lateral edges thereof for assembling to a pair of stepped ears extending from lateral edges of the lower shield member;wherein the side walls of the upper shield member define a plurality of projections for locking with corresponding holes defined in the side walls of the lower shield member;wherein a bent tip is formed at an end of each of the resilient plates.