Patent ID: 6203373
Filing Date: 2001-03-20
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A shielded electrical connector, comprising:a dielectric housing having a front mating end for interfacing with a complementary mating connector, a rear end, a top wall and opposite side walls;a plurality of terminals mounted on the housing and including contact portions for engaging appropriate terminals of the mating connector;a main shield mounted on the housing about at least the top wall and opposite side walls thereof, and including a pair of clamping arms projecting rearwardly from opposite sides of the main shield; anda rear shield about the rear end of the housing and including a pair of holes for receiving the clamping arms of the main shield,whereby the clamping arms of the main shield can be inserted through the holes in the rear shield and bent into engagement with the rear shield to hold the shields together about the housing.