Patent ID: 6764339
Filing Date: 2004-07-20
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector mounted on a circuit board, comprising:an insulating housing having contacts; a shielding shell disposed about the housing, the shielding shell including a first shell and a second shell; the first shell having a first side wall, the first side wall having a first locking member; a leg extending from the first side wall, the leg being soldered to the circuit board; and the second shell having a second side wall, the second side wall having a second locking member corresponding to the first locking member, the second locking member engages the first locking member so that the first side wall overlaps with the second side wall and the first side wall is disposed on an outer surface of the second side wall when the first and second locking members are engaged to prevent movement of the second shell in a vertical and horizontal direction in relation to the first shell.