Patent ID: 7946882

Claim:
An electrical connector assembly comprising: a first connector comprising: a first housing having a bottom plate, a side plate extending uprightly from an end edge of the bottom plate and a divided plate extending from a middle section of the bottom plate and parallel to the side plate; a plurality of first contacts including signal contacts and grounding contacts retained in the divided plate, each comprising a tail section disposed on a bottom surface of the bottom plate and a U-shaped section with first and second legs exposed on two side surfaces of the divided plate; a plurality of cables electrically connected to the signal contacts; a shield shell covering the first housing; and a second connector comprising: a second housing defining a slot; a plurality of second contacts interconnected with the first contacts; a metal grounding pad assembled to the second housing with a mounting portion extending outside from a bottom surface of the second housing, the metal grounding pad comprising a horizontal section parallel to the mounting portion, a linking section formed between the mounting portion and the horizontal section and extended uprightly, and a contacting section extending from an distal end of the horizontal section and parallel to the linking section; wherein the contacting section is electrically connected with the shield shell.