Patent ID: 7717744

Claim:
A shielded connector comprising: a metal housing with sidewalls defining a receiving space therein and at least one of the sidewalls having a soldering portion extending outwardly therefrom; and a terminal insert securely attached to the first wall; the terminal insert including a plurality of terminals secured within an insulating material, each terminal including at least an enlarged retaining section, which is exposed from the insulating material, and a contact section extending from one end of the enlarged retaining section toward to the receiving space; wherein each terminal further includes a retaining section, which is covered by the molded material and connected to the enlarged retaining section, and a soldering section extending outwardly and perpendicularly from the other end of the retaining section; wherein the shielded connector further including at least a metal shield attached to the terminal insert; wherein the shielded connector further including fastening means extending from sides of the metal shield, through the terminal insert and anchored to one of the sidewalls of the metal housing; wherein the metal shield includes a vertical portion substantially cover the insulative housing and a horizontal portion substantially covering the soldering sections of the terminals; wherein the horizontal portion having upward resilient fingers; and wherein the metal shield further comprises a pair of skirt portions attached to the sidewalls of the metal housing.