Patent ID: 8636544

Claim:
A plug assembly comprising: first and second plug connectors configured to be stacked with respect to each other, each of the first and second plug connectors having: leading and trailing ends and a plug axis extending therebetween; a mating side that extends between the leading and trailing ends along the plug axis, the mating side including an attachment area and an exposed area that are laterally adjacent to each other; and an electromagnetic interference (EMI) shield section coupled to the mating side at the attachment area; wherein the mating sides of the first and second plug connectors interface with each other when the first and second plug connectors are stacked with respect to each other, the EMI shield section of the first plug connector engaging the mating side of the second plug connector at the exposed area of the mating side, the EMI shield section of the second plug connector engaging the mating side of the first plug connector at the exposed area of the mating side.