Patent ID: 6537084
Filing Date: 2003-03-25
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A connector assembly comprising:a housing having a first end and a second end opposite said first end, said first end having a plug receiving opening therein, said housing further comprising a printed circuit board receiving area extending into the housing from said second end of the housing, portions of the housing bordering top and bottom sides oÂ£ the receiving area, wherein a printed circuit board is insertable into and supportable by the housing in the receiving area; an electrical contact connected to the housing and mountable to the printed circuit board; and a shield connected to the housing, the shield comprising an aperture overlying said plug receiving opening of said housing and at least one arm which extends from the shield towards said second end of said housing, the arm retaining the shield on the housing and engaging the printed circuit board when said printed circuit board is inserted into said second end of said housing, wherein the housing includes legs with an open area between the legs for receiving the printed circuit board, wherein the legs are adapted to contact and support the printed circuit board on opposite sides of the printed circuit board.