Receptacle type intermediate connector

A receptacle type intermediate connector comprising:

• an insulated body having a top wall and sidewalls defining a forward end opening for receiving a mating connector;
• a plurality of contacts fixed in the insulated body, each contact having opposed ends, one of the opposed ends having a finger to be connected with a mating contact held in the mating connector and the other of the opposed ends being a connection leg;
• a signal transmission cable comprising a plurality of electric wires, each connection leg being joined to one of the electric wires;
• a metallic shield that covers the insulated body, the legs of the contacts and bare end portions of the wires;
• the metallic shield having a collar portion gripping a shielding layer of the cable;
• and
• an insulated housing covering substantially the entirety of the metallic shield,
• wherein the metallic shield is composed of a first metallic cover enclosing a forward region of the insulated body and second metallic covers enclosing the legs of the contacts and the bare end portions of the wires,
• and wherein the first metallic cover comprises a forward end formed as an integral closed loop projecting flange portion having a substantially rectangular cross section protruding forwardly of the forward end opening of the insulated body, and has three covering leaves, which include a top and side leaves each continuing from the integral closed loop projecting flange portion, the three covering leaves being bent to have as whole a U-shaped cross-section so that the three covering leaves enclose an upper face and side faces of the insulated body, wherein each of said side leaves has a ridge for fitting along grooves in the sidewalls of the insulated body.