Patent ID: 7137825

Claim:
A shielded jack assembly, comprising: an elongate insulator member having a central elongate pin receiving passageway, and a rear slot intersecting said passageway at least to an outer surface of said insulator member, and a recess portion adjacent a front end of said insulator; an electrical pin, having an elongate portion positioned insulatively in said passageway, and having an orthogonally arranged printed circuit board tine, which extends in said rear slot portion and extends downwardly beyond said outer surface of said insulator, and said pin having a mating portion extending into said recess portion, where said pin is exposed; an elongate seamless shielded tube extending from a position adjacent said front end of said insulator, and rearwardly, at least partially along the length of said insulator member, a stamped and formed metallic ground shell, having an outer body portion conforming to an exterior contour of said shielded tube, sidewall portions extending downwardly therefrom with integrally formed printed circuit board portions, and a rear plate portion hingedly connected to said outer body portion, and folded downwardly to enclose an end opening; and an outer shroud portion surrounding said shielded tube and a portion of said metallic ground shell, forming an outer shielding.