Patent ID: 7168987

Claim:
A right-angle type connector used for balanced transmission of data, the connector comprising: a connector main body, the connector main body including an alignment of contact members including a first signal contact member, a second signal contact member, and a ground contact member; a housing including respective base seat parts with a conductive surface and including respective base seat parts including respective base seat parts on spaced, opposite sides of the housing, the base seat parts having the connector main body affixed therebetween and the alignment of contact members being partly exposed at a rear side of the connector main body; a rear shield cover member mounted on the housing and covering at least the exposed part of the alignment of contact members, the rear shield cover member being mounted on the housing via a plurality of springs on at least a top plate part of the rear shield cover member; each of the springs including a contact part for ensuring a ground a potential contact with the conductive surface of the housing; and the first signal contact member, the second signal contact member, and the ground contact member being aligned in parallel facing the same direction.