Shielded connector assembly

A connector assembly configured to mate with a mating connector along a mating direction and comprising:

• a circuit board comprising a plurality of conductive front pads disposed on opposing major upper and lower surfaces of the circuit board at a mating end thereof, and a plurality of conductive rear pads disposed on at least one of the major upper and lower surfaces of the circuit board at a cable end thereof opposite the mating end, the rear pads electrically connected to the front pads;
• at least one cable comprising a plurality of conductors, front ends of which terminate at the rear pads;
• an insulative housing tightly overmolded around at least the cable end of the circuit board, the front ends of the conductors, and the rear pads, the mating end of the circuit board extending forwardly from a mating face of the housing along the mating direction and configured to be inserted into a front opening of the mating connector;
• an electrically conductive unitary shield comprising a top wall extending between back and front ends thereof, a front wall extending downwardly from the front end of the top wall, and opposing side walls extending downwardly from opposite side edges of the top wall, the shield rotatably attached to the housing near the back end of the top wall and configured to rotate about a laterally oriented first axis that passes through the housing behind the circuit board, between an open position and a closed position;
• and
• a pull tab rotatably attached to the shield near the front end of top wall and configured to rotate about a laterally oriented second axis substantially parallel to the first axis,
• wherein, the connector assembly is configured to mate with the mating connector when the shield is in the open position, and wherein when the connector assembly is fully mated with the mating connector, the shield is configured to rotate from the open position to the closed position, resulting in:
• the top wall covering and shielding the housing, the circuit board, and the mating connector;
• the front wall being disposed at, and covering and shielding at least a portion of, a back side of the mating connector;
• the opposing side walls being disposed at, and covering and shielding at least portions of, opposing sides of the mating connector;
• and
• a retention feature of the shield engaging a corresponding retention feature of the mating connector to prevent the connector assembly from unmating from the mating connector.