Connector having an improved cover

An electrical connector comprising:

• a cover device including a first metallic cover and a second metallic cover assembled to each other in a vertical direction to commonly define a receiving space to communicate with an exterior in a front-to-back direction perpendicular to said vertical direction;
• a printed circuit board received in the receiving space;
• a cable connected to the printed circuit board;
• the first cover defining a first base all, a pair of first side walls extending from two opposite first side edges of the first base wall, and a first front wall extending from a front end edge of the first base wall;
• the second cover defining a second base wall, a pair of second side walls extending from two opposite second side edges of the second base wall, and a second front wall extending from a front end edge of the second base wall;
• and
• fastening devices formed on both the first side walls and the second side walls and overlapped with each other in a transverse direction perpendicular to both said vertical direction and said front-to-back direction to secure the first cover and the second cover together;
• wherein
• either the first side walls or the second side walls define protrusions to support the printed circuit board;
• wherein
• the first front wall and the second front wall commonly define a front opening viewed along the front-to-back direction, which snugly allows the printed circuit board to extend therethrough.

An electrical connector comprising:

• a cover device including a first metallic cover and a second metallic cover assembled to each other in a vertical direction to commonly define a receiving space to communicate with an exterior in a front-to-back direction perpendicular to said vertical direction;
• a printed circuit board received in the receiving space;
• a cable connected to the printed circuit board;
• the first cover defining a first base all, a pair of first side walls extending from two opposite first side edges of the first base wall, and a first front wall extending from a front end edge of the first base wall;
• the second cover defining a second base wall, a pair of second side walls extending from two opposite second side edges of the second base wall, and a second front wall extending from a front end edge of the second base wall;
• and
• fastening devices formed on both the first side walls and the second side walls to secure the first cover and the second cover together;
• wherein
• the first front wall and the second front wall commonly define a front opening viewed along the front-to-back direction, which snugly allows the printed circuit board to extend therethrough;
• wherein
• the first cover further includes a U-shaped structure unitarily formed on the distal front end and located in front of the corresponding first front wall and the second front wall to shield a front end region of the printed circuit board.