Patent ID: 7494378

Claim:
A board-to-board connector assembly adapted for electrically interconnecting a female and a male printed circuit boards, comprising: a receptacle adapted to be mounted to the female printed circuit board, the receptacle having: a receptacle housing with a plurality of first cavities defined therein, the receptacle housing having a first base, two first sidewalls protruding upward from two opposite ends of the first base, two second sidewalls protruding upward from two opposite sides of the first base, and a first recess defined among the first and the second sidewalls and communicating with the first cavities, a plurality of first terminals received in the respective first cavities, a first shielding shell mounted to the first sidewall and adapted to be soldered with the female printed circuit board, and a second shielding shell mounted to the second sidewall and contacting with the first shielding shell, wherein the first and the second shielding shells are configured to surround the first terminals; and a plug adapted to be mounted to the male printed circuit board, the plug having: a plug housing received in the first recess of the receptacle housing, the plug housing defining a plurality of second cavities, a plurality of second terminals received in the respective second cavities and contacting with the corresponding first terminals, and a third shielding shell mounted to the plug housing and adapted to be soldered with the male printed circuit board, the third shielding shell contacting with the second shielding shell.