Patent ID: 6352438
Filing Date: 2002-03-05
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector for mounting on a printed circuit board, comprising:an insulative housing defining at least a recess in a lateral side thereof; a plurality of terminals secured in the housing; and a shield attached to the housing and providing at least a retention member at a location corresponding to said recess, said retention member being resiliently secured to said recess of the housing; wherein the housing defines a space for receiving an electronic card, and wherein the electrical connector comprises ejecting means for ejecting the electronic card; wherein said recess defines an inner, narrow first portion and an outer, wide second portion; wherein said retention member comprises a first section secured in the first portion of said recess for preventing the shield from moving away from the housing, and a second section received in the second portion of said recess for preventing the shield from moving back and forth relative to the housing; wherein the shield further includes a base plate and a first flange extending perpendicularly from the base plate, wherein the retention member extends perpendicularly from the base plate adjacent to the first flange, and wherein the first flange abuts against corresponding side surfaces of the housing and said retention member is received in the recess of the housing; wherein the electrical connector further comprises at least a grounding member positioned on the housing, and wherein the shield forms at least a grounding finger at a location corresponding to said grounding member for electrically connecting with the grounding member; wherein the housing forms a plurality of posts depending from a surface of the housing, and the shield defines a plurality of holes for engagement with corresponding ones of the posts.