Shielded connector assembly
US6257929A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 27, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jul 10, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 27, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R13/6273
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A shielded connector assembly comprises an insulative housing retaining a plurality of contacts therein, a contact spacer and an outer shell. The housing forms a pair of flexible hooks on each of opposite upper and lower sides thereof. Each flexible hook extends in a direction parallel to the direction of assembly in which the shell engages with the housing. The shell defines a pair of engaging openings in each longitudinal side thereof corresponding to the flexible hooks of the housing. When the shell is assembled to the housing, the engaging openings of the shell come into engagement with the corresponding flexible hooks of the housing in the mating direction. Thus, the shell firmly engages with the housing without an outward deflection thereof due to the flexibility of the flexible hooks of the housing.
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