Shielded electrical connector

A shielded electrical connector for mounting on a printed circuit board in associated with an adapter for receiving a complementary mating connector, comprising:

• a dielectric housing mounting a plurality of terminals which include tail portions projecting from the housing for connection to appropriate circuit traces on the printed circuit board;
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• a one-piece stamped and formed sheet metal shield mounted to the housing about the tail portions of the terminals and including at least one integral ESD clip for insertion into an appropriate mounting hole in the printed circuit board, at least one integral contact arm for engaging the complementary mating connector, at least one integral grounding tab for engaging the adapter, and at least one integral grounding leg for connection to an appropriate ground circuit on the printed circuit board.

A shielded electrical connector for mounting on a printed circuit board in associated with an adapter for receiving a complementary mating connector, comprising:

• a dielectric housing mounting a plurality of terminals which include tail portions projecting from the housing for connection to appropriate circuit traces on the printed circuit board;
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• a metal shield mounted to the housing about the tail portions of the terminals and including at least one ESD clip for insertion into an appropriate mounting hole in the printed circuit board, at least one ground contact arm for engaging the complementary mating connector and at least one grounding tab for engaging the adapter.