Patent ID: 6869308

Claim:
A cable connector comprising: a metal shell; an insulative body received in the metal shell; a plurality of contacts secured to the insulative body; a printed circuit board electrically connecting with the contacts; an insulative spacer mounted in the metal shell; a plurality of pairs of upper and lower shielding plates fixed to the spacer, the upper and lower shielding plates respectively electrically connecting with grounding circuitry on top and bottom faces of the printed circuit board, respectively; and a cable having a plurality of lines having front ends fixed to the spacer, each line having a pair of upper and lower signal wires and a grounding wire, the grounding wire being electrically connected to a corresponding shielding plate, the upper and lower signal wires being respectively electrically connected to signal circuitry on the top and bottom faces of the printed circuit board, respectively; wherein the upper and lower signal wires of each line are located between two pairs of upper and lower shielding plates so that interference between two neighboring lines can be effectively suppressed; wherein the spacer consists of upper half and lower half connected with each other, the upper shielding plates being mounted to the upper half, the lower shielding plates being mounted to the lower half; wherein each of the upper and lower shielding plates has a body, an engaging arm extending from the body and electrically connecting with the printed circuit board and a mounting arm extending from the body and having an interferential fit with a corresponding one of the upper and lower halves; wherein the body has a generally L-shaped configuration whit a vertical flap from which the engaging and mounting arms extend, and a horizontal flap for electrically connecting with a corresponding grounding wire; wherein the upper and lower shielding plates are electrically connected together; wherein the spacer has elliptical passageways and the lines are respectively fitted in the elliptical passageways.