Shielding cover having parts held together by latch members

Claim 1

A shielding cover for a transceiver module, the transceiver module having a plug in a first insulative housing and a receptacle in a second insulative housing at respective opposite ends of the module, and a printed circuit board secured to and connecting the plug and the receptacle, the transceiver module being insertable into a guide structure having a receiving end and a terminating end, the guide structure terminating end having a receptacle for mating engagement with the plug when the transceiver module is fully inserted in the guide structure, the shielding cover comprising: first and second cover parts formed of electrically conductive material, each of said first and second cover parts having a generally planar major wall extending parallel to and spaced from a respective major surface of said printed circuit board and at least partially covering and extending between said first and second insulative housings, wherein each of said first and second cover parts further includes a pair of side walls extending orthogonal to the respective major wall and adjacent to respective opposite edges of the printed circuit board, each of the side walls of the first cover part being complementary to one of the side walls of the second cover part so that said first and second cover parts can be placed over the respective major surfaces of said printed circuit board and brought together to surround said printed circuit board, and each of said side walls having a respective ledge that is recessed within a slot that is open toward the respective major wall; and a pair of latch members each cooperating with a respective pair of said complementary side walls of said first and second cover parts, each of said latch members having a bifurcated portion that engages said ledges of said complementary side walls to prevent separation of said first and second cover parts.