Electrical connector assembly with improved shielding structure

Claim 1

An electrical connector assembly adapted for fixing to a printed circuit board and mating with a complementary connector, comprising: an insulative housing comprising an upper body and a lower body respectively forming a first socket and a second socket; a plurality of terminals respectively secured within the first and second sockets; a shield enclosing the insulative housing and comprising a first part covering the upper body, a second part enclosing the lower body, and a third part covering a rear ace of the insulative housing; and a pair of hooks being respectively formed on side faces of the first part, a pair of ears being formed on the second part, and the hooks being fittingly engagable with the cars to securely connect the first and second parts together and to provide an electrical connection between the first and second parts; wherein the second part forms a latch on a top face thereof, a spacing slot is defined between the upper and lower bodies, and the latch is received in the spacing slot and has an interferential engagement with the housing; wherein a pair of protrusions extends rearwardly from the top face of the second part, a pair of slots is defined beside the spacing slot, and the protrusions extend into the slots for positioning the second part against the housing; wherein the upper body has two protrusions on side faces thereof, and a groove in a top face thereof, and the first part of the shield defines two channels in a rearward side of its side faces and forms a downwardly projecting tab in a top face, and the channels fittingly receive the protrusions of the upper body and the tab is received in the groove; wherein the third part forms at least one clip engaging with a hole defined in a top face of the first part.