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Electrical connector assembly having an improved inner shield

US7168985B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 30, 2005
Grant dateJan 30, 2007
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Expiry dateDec 30, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01R13/6594
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

This invention is related to an electrical connector assembly (10), the electrical connector assembly includes an insulative housing (1) defining a first aperture (112) and a second aperture (111) therein for receiving a complementary USB connector and a complementary RJ-45 connector respectively, a contact module (2) received in the insulative housing, an inner shield inserted in the first aperture along a mating direction of the mating of the complementary USB connector, and an outer shield (4) enclosing the insulative housing. The inner shield has two opposite plates and a plates-interconnecting section sandwiched between the outer shield and the insulative housing.

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