Patent ID: 7322853

Claim:
A socket connector for inserting a plug thereon, comprising: a circuit board; a socket part mounted on outside of the circuit board; a metal shield plate with a through-slot; and a socket shield part mounted in the through-slot and towards the outside of the metal shield plate, wherein the socket shield part includes: a shield shell forming a shield chamber, wherein openings are provided on a wall of the shield shell; and elastic shielding sheets, each elastic shielding sheet having an end snapped into the openings towards the inside of the shield shell, and having a portion protruding from the openings towards the outside of the shield shell so that a portion of each elastic shielding sheet contacts with an inner surface of the plug, wherein the socket part is inserted into the shield chamber formed by the shield shell through the through-slot of the metal shield plate, wherein said socket part is fixed on the metal shield plate by a mounting portion having mounting fasteners.