Receptacle type intermediate connector

Claim 1

A receptacle type intermediate connector comprising: an insulated body having a top wall and sidewalls defining a forward end opening for receiving a mating connector; a plurality of contacts fixed in the insulated body, each contact having opposed ends, one of the opposed ends having a finger to be connected with a mating contact held in the mating connector and the other of the opposed ends being a connection leg; a signal transmission cable comprising a plurality of electric wires, each connection leg being joined to one of the electric wires; a metallic shield that covers the insulated body, the legs of the contacts and bare end portions of the wires; the metallic shield having a collar portion gripping a shielding layer of the cable; and an insulated housing covering substantially the entirety of the metallic shield, wherein the metallic shield is composed of a first metallic cover enclosing a forward region of the insulated body and second metallic covers enclosing the legs of the contacts and the bare end portions of the wires, and wherein the first metallic cover comprises a forward end formed as an integral closed loop projecting flange portion having a substantially rectangular cross section protruding forwardly of the forward end opening of the insulated body, and has three covering leaves, which include a top and side leaves each continuing from the integral closed loop projecting flange portion, the three covering leaves being bent to have as whole a U-shaped cross-section so that the three covering leaves enclose an upper face and side faces of the insulated body, wherein each of said side leaves has a ridge for fitting along grooves in the sidewalls of the insulated body.