Patent ID: 7018237

Claim:
An electrical connector comprising: an insulative housing comprising an elongate base having a top surface, a mounting surface opposite to the top surface, a front surface and a rear surface connecting with the top surface and the mounting surface, and a mating section extending forwardly from the front surface of the base and having a mating surface, the housing defining a plurality of receiving passageways therein; a plurality of contacts received in the receiving passageways; and a shielding device, comprising: a first shielding portion including a body abutting against the front face of the base, a frame extending forwardly from the body and surrounding the mating section, and a plurality of elastic plates extending rearwardly from the body, each elastic plate having an abutting portion; a second shielding portion assembled to a rear portion of the insulative housing and having a top wall, a rear wall, and two side walls, the top wall defining a plurality of concaves mating with the abutting portions of the elastic plates; wherein the base defines a plurality of depressions on the top surface, and the second shielding portion has a plurality of protrusions corresponding to the concaves and receiving in the depressions and said concave is located between the corresponding abutting portion of the first shielding portion and the corresponding depression of the housing.