Patent ID: 7168985

Claim:
An electrical connector comprising: a insulative housing defining a mating aperture in a mating face thereof for receiving a complementary connector therein; a plurality of contacts arranged in one row along a direction and each having a contact section exposed into the mating aperture; an inner shield inserted into the mating cavity of the insulative housing along a mating direction of the complementary connector, the inner shield having a pair of opposite plates substantially shielding the whole row of the contacts, the inner shield formed with a plates-interconnecting section attached on the mating face of the insulative housing and defining an inner opening corresponding to the mating aperture; and an outer shield enclosing the insulative housing substantially, and defining a corresponding opening align to the mating aperture in a front wall thereof, the plates-interconnecting section sandwiched between the mating surface of the insulative housing and the front wall of the outer shield to establish a stable electrical connection with the outer shield; wherein the plate of the inner shield has a free end buried in the insulative housing; and wherein the plate of the inner shield is formed with at least one reslient piece extending toward the mating aperture.