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Electrical connector with shield cap and shielded terminals

  • US 9,847,607 B2
  • Filed: 04/23/2015
  • Issued: 12/19/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/23/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An electrical connector comprising:

  • a connector housing having a front end and a rear end, the connector housing comprising;

    a cavity opened at the front end for receiving a plug;

    an insulation displacement contact supported by the connector housing and extending from the connector housing at the rear end, anda shield cap mounted to the connector housing at the rear end, the shield cap comprising;

    a molded, electrically non-conductive body portion including one or more unitary latch portions for attaching the shield cap to the connector housing; and

    opposite shield plates connected to opposite sides of the body portion and configured to at least partially cover the insulation displacement contact, wherein the opposite shield plates are made from electrically conductive material,wherein the opposite shield plates are overmolded with the body portion.

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