Electrical connector

An electrical connector comprising:

• an insulating housing consisting of a front section and a rear section said front section having a cylindrical contact support portion with a plurality of contact apertures extending along its longitudinal axis and said rear section having attachment slots in a lower portion thereof and a U-shaped recess in an upper portion thereof;
• a plurality of L-shaped contact elements each having a contact portion fitted into said contact aperture, an intermediate portion extending rearwardly from said contact portion, and a terminal portion extending downwardly from said intermediate portion;
• a block member having a plurality of lateral channels for receiving said intermediate portions and a plurality of vertical apertures for receiving said terminal portions, said block member being fitted into a rear cavity so that said intermediate and terminal portions are fitted into said lateral channels and said vertical apertures respectively;
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• a metal hood member having a U-shaped link section fitted into said U-shaped recess of said insulation housing, a pair of elongated contacts extending forwardly from an upper portion of said link section for contact with a mating connector plug;
• and a pair of attachment portions extending forwardly from a lower portion of said link section and having a downwardly extending leg for contact with a ground of a printed circuit board.

An electrical connector comprising:

• an insulating housing consisting of a front section and a rear section, said front section having an annular recess extending rearwardly from a front face of said front section, at least one radial seat radially extending from said annular recess on said front face, and a pair of T-shaped latch slots extending rearwardly from a lower portion of said front face and said rear section having a pair of attachment slots extending forwardly from a lower end portion of said rear section to communicate with said T-shaped latch slots;
• a cylindrical shield member fitted in said annular recess and having at least one contact lug resting on said radial seat;
• an end face protection member having a pair of latch lances with a U-shaped contact, which extend rearwardly from a lower portion thereof and fitted into said T-shaped latch slots for securing said end face protection member to said insulating housing such that said contact lug is brought into contact with said end face protection member;
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• a metal hood member having a U-shaped link section and a pair of attachment sections extending forwardly from a lower portion of said link section and having a contact portion at its free end such that when said attachment sections are fitted into said attachment slots, said contact portions are brought into contact with said U-shaped contacts of said end face protection member, thereby completing electrical continuity from said cylindrical shield member to said end face protection member to said hood member.