Patent ID: 7690947

Claim:
An electrical connector, comprising: a dielectric housing defining two contact areas along an up to down direction; an outer shield enclosing the dielectric housing; a plurality of contacts retained in the contact areas; and an inner shield retained between the two contact areas, the inner shield comprising at least a pair of spring arms to lock with a corresponding plug and a resilient strip extending into the contact areas to abutting against an outer side of the plug, wherein the resilient strip is located between the pair of the spring arms, wherein the resilient strip is located at a common side as the pair of the spring arms, wherein the spring arm extends forwardly from a rear portion of the inner shield, while the resilient strip extends rearwardly from a front portion of the inner shield, wherein the inner shield comprises an upper wall, a lower wall and an vertical front wall connecting with the upper wall and the lower wall, the pair of spring arms and the resilient strip are formed on both the upper wall and the lower wall, wherein the inner shield has a pair of resilient grounding strips extending forwardly from the front wall, wherein the inner shield has a pair of fastening tabs extending rearwardly from two sides thereof for engaging with the outer shield, wherein the inner shield has a plurality of retention portions extending rearwardly from a rear end of the upper wall and the lower wall respectively for locking with the dielectric housing, wherein the dielectric housing comprises a partition plate between two contact areas, the inner shield enclosing the partition plate, and, further comprising a plurality of resilient fingers detachably mounted on the outer shield, the outer shield defines a plurality of opening, each resilient finger having a locking portion extending into the contact area through the opening, wherein the outer shield has a plurality of projections, each resilient finger having a mounting hole engaging with the projection.