Patent ID: 8348699

Claim:
An electrical connector to be connected to a twisted pair cable having a pair of single wires and a conductive shield, comprising: a connector main body portion for connecting to end portions of the single wires in an untwisted state; and a shell member attached to the connector main body portion for holding the single wires at an untwisted portion thereof, said shell member including a base portion, a cable holding portion, and a cover portion, said base portion having a base end portion on a side of the connector main body portion and a distal end portion on a side of the untwisted portion, said cable holding portion being provided for holding the single wires arranged in parallel to each other in a state that the single wires are situated adjacently or contact with each other, said cover portion being situated above the base portion so that at least the untwisted portion and the cable holding portion are situated between the base portion and the cover portion, wherein said base portion includes a bottom plate portion and a pair of side plate portions, said cable holding portion includes a pair of separation wall portions arranged between the side plate portions and extending in parallel to each other from the base end portion toward the connector main body portion for holding the untwisted portion, said cable holding portion further includes a cable cover member for covering the untwisted portion between the cable cover member and the base portion, said cable cover member includes a ceiling plate section and a bent section so that the bent section is accommodated between the separation wall portions along the untwisted portion, and said cover portion is formed in a late shape for covering the separation wall portions.