Patent ID: 6113427
Filing Date: 2000-09-05
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector comprising:a non-conductive casing having a front face and a rear face opposite the front face, a cavity defined in the casing through the front face and adapted to receive an external mating connector therein, a plurality of terminal receiving channels further defined in the cavity;conductive terminals received and retained in the terminal receiving channels, the terminals having a first end electrically engageable with counterpart terminals of the mating connector and a second end extending beyond the rear face of the casing and adapted to electrically engage with an external substrate;a shielding member fit over and surrounding the casing, the shielding member having an opening corresponding to the cavity defined in the front face of the casing, the shielding member comprising two spring plates extending into the cavity and adapted to be physically engageable with a conductive shell of the mating connector for providing an electrical connection with and applying a mechanical retaining force on the shell of the mating connector; andadditional retaining means removably fixed to the shielding member and having an engaging section extending into the cavity to physically engage with the conductive shell of the mating connector.