Patent ID: 7762840

Claim:
An electrical connector for stacking above a separate board mounted component, the electrical connector comprising: a housing having an upper contact area and an open lower cavity below the upper contact area, the open lower cavity being sized and configured to house the separate board mounted component therein, wherein the housing is configured to be mounted to a circuit board such that the separate board mounted component is received within the open lower cavity during mounting of the housing to the circuit board, wherein the open lower cavity has an open bottom configured to receive the separate board mounted component therethrough during mounting of the housing to the circuit board; contacts having mating ends and contact tails, the mating ends being presented in the upper contact area for mating with a mating connector, the contact tails being matable to the circuit board; and an upper shield mounted to the housing, the upper shield having a shroud surrounding the upper contact area and defining a receptacle for receiving the mating connector.