Patent ID: 6793527
Filing Date: 2004-09-21
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector for a plurality of juxtaposed shielded electric wires, each said shielded electric wire having a core and a shielding layer, the connector comprising:a housing; a plurality of terminals in the housing and configured for connection to the cores of the shielded electric wires; and a shield shell covering said housing and configured for connection to the shielding layers of said shielded electric wires, said shield shell comprising a base mounted to said housing and a lid formed integrally with said base so that said lid of said shield shell can be moved to an open position and a closing position with respect to said base of said shield shell, said base and said lid of said shell being formed integrally from a single plate through coupling pieces, each of said coupling pieces being provided with a fold line and two notches disposed on opposite respective ends of the fold line on each coupling pieces, said notches and said fold lines being substantially colinear for enablinig the lid to be folded precisely along the fold lines and relative to the base.