Patent ID: 6120321
Filing Date: 2000-09-19
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector assembly integrally combining at least two types of electrical connectors having different transmission rates, comprising:an integral insulative housing divided into a plurality of sections forming at least a first insulative receptacle and a second insulative receptacle, each insulative receptacle having a mating surface, a jointing surface opposite the mating surface, and an engaging slot defined between the mating surface and the jointing surface, a plurality of channels being formed in each engaging slot;a plurality of contacts received in corresponding apertures of the integral insulative housing, each contact comprising a contacting end outwardly extending from the corresponding aperture for electrically contacting a mating connector and a jointing end downwardly extending along the jointing surface of a corresponding insulative receptacle for electrically connecting with a mating circuit board; anda shielding device comprising at least a first shell received in the first engaging slot of the first insulative receptacle and a second shell received in the second engaging slot of the second insulative receptacle for shielding the contacts.