Patent ID: 6227910
Filing Date: 2001-05-08
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An EMI shield for an electrical connector, comprising:a base section having a planar wall and end tabs upwardly extending from opposite ends of the wall, each tab defining a window for engaging with a wedge of said electrical connector;a shroud section assembled to said base section, said shroud section including a shroud and a flange extending transversally from a peripheral edge of said shroud; andinterengaging means arranged between said base section and said shroud section for assembling said shroud section to said base section;wherein said interengaging means comprises a latch formed on a front edge of said base section with a passage defined between the latch and the planar wall and a clip formed on said shroud section with a ratchet forwardly and obliguely extending therefrom;wherein the clip extends throug the passage with the ratchet abutting against the latch for preventing disassembling between the base section and the shroud section.