Connector with L-shaped coaxial terminals and method of manufacture thereof

A connector, comprising:

• L-shaped coaxial terminals having an internal terminal and an external terminal provided on the outer periphery of the internal terminal,
• shielding members, formed from an electrically conductive material, that shield the coaxial terminals, and
• a housing, formed from an insulating material, having provided therein L-shaped terminal holding portions that hold the coaxial terminals and shielding members, wherein:
• the external terminal has
• a conductor mounting portion that extends in a forward-rearward direction and is used to mount an outer conductor of a coaxial cable, and
• a terminal connecting portion that extends downwardly from the front end side of the conductor mounting portion and is used for connecting to an external terminal of a coaxial terminal in a counterpart connector;
• the shielding members
• cover a section in the external terminal extending from a bottom face of the front end portion of the conductor mounting portion to the rear face of the upper end portion of the terminal connecting portion and, additionally,
• electrically connect the conductor mounting portion to the terminal connecting portion, and form an electrical path in the external terminal that passes through an area extending from below the front end portion of the conductor mounting portion to the rear of the upper end portion of the terminal connecting portion.