Patent ID: 6383024
Filing Date: 2002-05-07
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A combination of a connector and a printed circuit board, comprising:a housing including a dielectric base and at least two vertically aligned mating boards projecting forwardly from the base; a plurality of terminals secured to the housing, each terminal having a mating end protruding from a corresponding mating board for mating with a contact of a complementary connector; an upper inner shield and a lower inner shield mounted to the housing, each inner shield having an enclosing section surrounding the mating ends of corresponding terminals, at least a bent section extending outwardly and rearwardly from a corresponding lateral edge of the enclosing section, and at least a flange extending rearwardly from the bent section, the flange being retained to the base; and an outer shield including a front wall and a pair of sidewalls extending rearwardly from the front wall, the front wall defining an upper and a lower vertically aligned apertures for extension of the enclosing sections of the inner shields and the mating boards, respectively, the sidewalls forming a pair of boardlocks extending through the printed circuit board; wherein the front wall having at least a lateral edge abutting against the bent section of the inner shields to achieve an electrical connection therebetween.