| 摘要 |
An electrical connector is disclosed to includes a dielectric housing having a front face, a side wall and an opening extending rearwardly from the front face for receiving at least a portion of a mating connector. A shield of sheet metal material includes a front plate portion for abutting the front face of the housing at least adjacent the side wall thereof, and a rearwardly extending flange portion overlying at least a portion of the outside of the side wall of the housing. The shield further includes a grounding spring finger portion extending rearwardly into the opening in the housing, inside the side wall for engaging the mating connector. A locking finger portion of the shield projects into a locking recess in the outside of the side wall of the housing. The invention contemplates the provision of a slot in the front face of the housing between the opening and the side wall thereof. The shield includes a locking tab projecting into the slot to prevent movement of the shield which would lift the locking finger portion of the shield out of the locking recess on the outside of the housing when the mating connector engages the spring finger portion inside the opening in the housing. The locking tab is generally planar and includes a locking barb formed within the plane of the tab for interengagement with the housing within the slot.
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