Stacked connector assembly

A stacked connector assembly comprising:

• a first connector comprising:
• a first housing having a top face;
• and
• a plurality of first terminals received in said first housing.
• a second connector stacked on the first connector comprising:
• a second housing having a bottom face positioned on the top face of the first housing;
• a plurality of second terminals received in said second housing;
• and
• a grounding member retained in the second housing and having a front engaging portion projecting forwardly beyond the second housing for mating with a corresponding ground contact of a complementary electrical connector and a base portion projecting rearwardly beyond the second housing;
• and
• interengaging device arranged between the first housing and the second housing and comprising a first portion formed on the top face of the first housing and a second portion formed on the bottom face of the second housing, the second portion of the interengaging device being rotatably coupled to the first portion of the interengaging device to hingedly connect the second connector to the first connector.

A stacked connector assembly comprising:

• a first connector defining a top face and a first mating portion extending from a first front face with a plurality of first contacts disposed therein;
• a second connector defining a bottom face and a second mating portion extending from a second front face with a plurality of second front face disposed therein;
• and
• hinge means formed on the top face and the bottom face close to said first and second front faces for allowing said first connector and said second connector to be pivotal with each other thereabouts;
• wherein
• a vertical distance formed between said first mating portion and said second mating portion when said second connector is fully stacked upon the first connector, is larger than a vertical dimension of at least one of said first mating portion and said second mating portion, so as to allow the first mating portion and the second mating portion to rotatably move close to each other without interference during rotational assembling.