Patent ID: 6893272

Claim:
An electrical connector assembly, comprising: a header connector comprising: a header housing comprising a base, an upper and a lower sidewalls extending forwardly from the base, and a mating space formed between the upper and the lower sidewalls, the upper sidewall defining a notch communicating with the mating space; a plurality of header contacts mounted on the base of the header housing; and a ground contact plate attached on the upper sidewall of the header housing and comprising a contact beam rearwardly extending into the mating space through the notch; and a receptacle connector comprising: a receptacle housing inserted into the mating space of the header housing; a plurality of receptacle contacts received in the receptacle housing; and a shield member covering the receptacle housing and contacting the contact beam of the ground contact plate; wherein the upper sidewall defines a pair of slits receiving opposite sides of a front end of the ground contact plate; wherein the shield member comprises an upper shell having a top wall and a rear wall, and a lower shell having a bottom wall and a pair of side walls extending upwardly forwardly and rearwardly from opposite edges of the bottom wall; wherein a pair of bent portions bending toward each other from rear edges of the side walls of the lower shell, each bent portion comprises a latch tab, which is engages with a gap of the rear wall of the upper shell; and wherein the bottom wall of the lower shell defines a hole, and the receptacle housing comprises a post extending through the hole.