Patent ID: 6244896
Filing Date: 2001-06-12
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A dual multiport electrical connector arrangement, comprising:a first multiport connector arranged to be mounted on a circuit board, said first multiport connector including a first housing having a bottom wall that faces the circuit board, and front, back, and side walls extending upwardly from the bottom wall to a top wall that is substantially parallel to the bottom wall;an external shield that covers the surfaces of said front, back, side, top but not bottom walls of said first multiport connector;a second multiport connector arranged to be positioned above said first multiport connector, said first and second multiport connectors each including electrical contacts extending rearwardly from openings in the front walls of the connectors, and downwardly so as to be terminated to the circuit board, wherein said electrical contacts of said first multiport connector are electrically shielded from contacts of said second multiport connector by said external shield of said first multiport connector, andwherein said first and second multiport connectors are multiport RJ connectors and said second multiport connector is positioned on said first multiport connector to form a stacked multiport RJ connector.