Patent ID: 8007318

Claim:
An electrical connector assembly for mating with electrical plugs, said electrical connector assembly comprising: a housing comprising a top wall and a bottom wall that is opposite the top wall, the housing comprising a mating face having ports that are configured to receive the electrical plugs therein; a jack sub-assembly held by the housing, the jack sub-assembly comprising jacks having electrical contacts held within the ports for engagement with the electrical plugs, the jack sub-assembly comprising a signal pin array comprising signal pins for connection to a host circuit board, the signal pin array having a front side extending along the bottom wall of the housing; an electrically conductive outer shield at least partially covering the top wall of the housing, the outer shield comprising a bottom flap covering an end of the bottom wall of the housing; and an electrically conductive bottom shield covering the bottom wall of the housing at least partially between the bottom flap of the outer shield and the front side of the signal pin array.