Patent ID: 6099351
Filing Date: 2000-08-08
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector assembly comprising:a housing having a mating face, an engaging face opposite the mating face, a pair of stacked ports defined in the mating face, a plurality of contact receiving channels defined in each port, a pair of ridges rearward extending beyond the engaging face, and a pair of blocks formed on upper and lower positions of an inner face of each ridge;a plurality of contacts received in the contact receiving channels, each contact including a mating portion and a mounting portion;a spacer having a plurality of cavities for receiving the mounting portions of the contacts, the spacer forming a pair of recessed portions at opposite sides thereof and an engaging structure on each recessed portion, the spacer being received between the ridges with the recessed portions receiving the upper and lower blocks of the ridges and the engaging structure situated above the lower block, thereby preventing a rearward and a downward movement of the spacer with respect to the housing; anda pair of grounding shields received in corresponding ports of the housing.