Patent ID: 6454603
Filing Date: 2002-09-24
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A shielded electrical connector mountable to a bracket having a closed aperture therein, the connector comprising:a housing; at least one terminal on said housing; and a shield on a receptacle side of the connector generally surrounding said at least one terminal and defining an opening in communication with the aperture to receive a mating connector, said shield including a first downturned flange extending from a bottom wall portion of the shield along a plane of the opening and a second downturned flange extending out from the bottom wall portion away from the opening and defining a channel with the first downturned flange, the shield being adapted to be secured to the bracket by placing the channel over the bracket with the second flange adapted to enter the aperture from the receptacle side of the connector and engage a side of said bracket opposite the receptacle side of the connector.