Patent ID: 7722399

Claim:
A connector system for connection to a printed circuit board, the connector system comprising: a first header body having a front wall formed to include a plurality of first openings and a plurality of second openings therethrough; a second header body having a front wall formed to include a plurality of first openings and a plurality of second openings therethrough, wherein the first and second header bodies are positioned on opposite sides of a printed circuit board; a first plurality of shield blades configured for insertion in the plurality of second openings in the first header body; a second plurality of shield blades configured for insertion in the plurality of second openings in the second header body; wherein each shield blade of the first plurality of shield blades has a first end that is substantially coplanar with an internal surface of the first front wall; wherein at least one of the first and second pluralities of shield blades is formed in a continuous strip of material; and wherein the continuous strip of material forming the plurality of shield blades further comprises a plurality of tails configured for engagement with a printed circuit board; and a plurality of signal pins configured for insertion in the plurality of first openings in the first and second header bodies, each of the plurality of signal pins extending continuously through the first openings of the first and second header bodies and the printed circuit board.