Patent ID: 7946854

Claim:
An electrical connector assembly comprising: a coaxial connector structure having a center contact having a bottom configured to be surface mounted to an upper surface of a circuit board at a board edge of the circuit board, the center contact extending along a contact axis in an axial direction; a shielded housing block extending rearward from the coaxial connector structure, the shielded housing block having a shielded chamber receiving a portion of the center contact, the shielded chamber having an open bottom extending along the upper surface of the circuit board; and a shield member engaging at least one of the coaxial connector structure and the shielded housing block, the shield member extending along at least a portion of the open bottom of the shielded chamber in the axial direction, the shield member includes a base having a planar plate that is aligned with the center contact, the base being positioned spaced apart from and directly below the bottom of the center contact.