SHIELD HOUSING FOR A SEPARABLE CONNECTOR

摘要

A separable connector shield housing includes a layer of conductive material disposed at least partially around a layer of non-conductive material. The layers are molded together. The conductive material can be overmolded around the non-conductive material, or the non-conductive material can be insert molded within the conductive material. This results in an easy to manufacture, single component shield housing with reduced potential for air gaps and electrical discharge. The shield housing defines a channel within which at least a portion of a contact tube may be received. A contact element is disposed within the contact tube. The conductive material substantially surrounds the contact element. The non-conductive material can extend along an entire length of the contact tube and other components, or it may only extend partially along the contact tube. The non-conductive material can include an integral nose piece disposed along the contact tube.