Patent ID: 7059908

Claim:
An electrical connector having a shield, comprising: a first connector, which is comprised of: a first connector housing having four first side surfaces; a connector fitting section on said connector housing; a plurality of contact terminals on said connector fitting section; and a shielding member on said first connector housing for covering the four first side surfaces; and a second connector, which is comprised of: a second connector housing having four second side surfaces; a counter connector fitting section on said second connector housing; a plurality of counter contact terminals on said counter connector fitting section; and a counter shielding member on said second connector housing for covering the four second side surfaces, wherein said contact terminals and said counter contact terminals, and said shielding member and said counter shielding member are contacted and connected to each other when said connector fitting section is fitted to said counter connector fitting section, and said shielding member has a first shielding structure that surrounds an outer perimeter of said connector fitting section at the four first side surfaces, and said counter shielding member has a second shielding structure that surrounds an outer perimeter of said counter connector fitting section at the four second side surfaces and overlaps with the shielding member at the four second side surfaces.