Electrical connector with shield cap and shielded terminals

A jack assembly for terminating a plurality of line wires of a communications cable, the jack assembly comprising:

• a dielectric jack housing having a front end and a rear end, the jack housing comprising:
• a cavity opened at the front end for receiving a plug;
• a contact subassembly joined to the rear end, the contact subassembly comprising a plurality of arms extending from the contact subassembly against the rear end of the jack housing and spaced part to define a plurality of conductor channels;
• and a plurality of insulation displacement contacts, each held within each of the plurality of conductor channels;
• and
• a plurality of electrical contacts configured and positioned in the cavity for engaging corresponding contacts of the plug, and
• a shield cap mounted to the jack housing at the rear end to at least partially cover the contact subassembly, the shield cap comprising:
• a molded body portion having an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein the body portion is made from a non-conductive material;
• a cable sleeve extending outwardly from the outer surface of the body and configured to receive a cable having a plurality of conductors, wherein the cable is inserted through the cable sleeve and, wherein each of the plurality of conductors of the cable is connected to each of the plurality of insulation displacement contacts;
• opposite sidewalls extending from the inner surface and having one or more latch projections configured to attach the shield cap to the jack housing, wherein the opposite sidewalls including the one or more latch projections are formed to be unitary with the body portion;
• and
• opposite shield plates extending from the inner surface and configured to at least partially cover the contact subassembly, wherein the opposite shield plates are made from an electrically conductive material, and wherein the opposite shield plates and the opposite sidewalls are alternately arranged on a peripheral of the body portion.

An electrical connector comprising:

• a connector housing having front and rear ends and configured to receive a plug at the front end;
• an electrical contact configured for engaging a corresponding electrical contact of the plug;
• and
• a wire termination conductor connected to the electrical contact and extending from the connector housing at the rear end, the wire termination conductor configured to be connected to a wire conductor of a cable, and at least partially coated with a shielding layer.