Patent ID: 6168466
Filing Date: 2001-01-02
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector comprising: an insulative housing having two side faces connected to a front face and a rear face, a top face connected to the side faces, the front face and the rear face, the side faces each respectively defining a guiding channel along a longitudinal direction thereof, the rear face having two ends respectively extending beyond the side faces and each end defining a slot therein communicating with the guiding channel of the corresponding side face; a first metallic shielding having a front face and two side faces connected to two ends of the front face, and two rear tabs respectively extending from the side faces for engaging within the slots of the rear face of the housing when the front face and the side faces of the first metallic shielding are in contact with the front face and the side faces of the housing; and a second metallic shielding having a top face and two side faces extending downward from the top face for engagement between the side faces of the first metallic shielding and the side faces of the housing, wherein the top face of the second metallic shielding covers the top face of the housing.