Patent ID: 8342881

Claim:
A shield for housing a first connector, comprising: a cover having a top wall and two sidewalls, the two sidewalls spaced apart and coupled along a corresponding edge by the top wall to provide a U-shape configuration; a baseplate coupled to both sidewalls, the sidewalls, the top wall and the baseplate forming an opening on a front side of the shield; a rear plate coupled to the cover along edges of the top wall and the two sidewalls, the combination of the rear plate, the cover and the baseplate forming a bottom opening and the rear plate, the cover and the baseplate defining a port having a hollow interior portion; and a plurality of guides disposed on the baseplate in a pattern, the plurality of guides positioned between the opening and the bottom opening, each of the plurality of guides including a body portion having a substantially flat top portion that extend into the hollow interior portion above the baseplate and is connected to the baseplate at two locations.