Patent ID: 8079881

Claim:
A connector shell comprising: a frame surrounding a periphery of the shell; a dividing wall homogeneously formed with the frame and separating a plurality of recesses; a plurality of connector inserts homogeneously formed with the frame and the dividing wall, the connector inserts disposed within one or more of the recesses, each of the connector inserts comprising a body configured to hold a plurality of electrical contacts that protrude from each of a mating side and a loading side of the body, the electrical contacts configured to be mounted to a circuit board in a location proximate to the loading side and to mate with a plurality of electrical connectors in a location proximate to the mating side; and a keying feature integrally formed with the frame and comprising a plurality of holes, the holes being configured to receive a plurality of protrusions in order to orient the shell with respect to a mating connector.