Patent ID: 7118381

Claim:
An electrical connector, comprising: a housing having a connector mating side configured to receive a mating connector, a board mating side configured to be mounted to a circuit board, and a contact exit side; a dielectric layer held in said housing and terminating at said contact exit side; a contact held in said dielectric layer in said housing and having a contact body extending between a connector mating end and a board engaging end of said contact, said connector mating end being configured to join with the mating connector, said board engaging end being configured to engage the circuit board, said contact body having an enclosed portion within said dielectric layer passing through said housing and an exposed portion extending from said contact exit side of said housing beyond said dielectric layer to the circuit board; and a shielding module provided immediately adjacent said contact exit side of said housing and fitted around said exposed portion of said contact extending between said contact exit side of said housing and said board mating end of the contact to shield said exposed portion, wherein said shielding module includes first and second components having partial channels formed therein, said partial channels fitting within one another to surround said exposed portion of said contact, said partial channels being separated from said exposed portion by an air gap.