Board mounted shielded electrical connector

A shielded electrical connector for mounting on a printed circuit board, comprising:

• a dielectric housing mounting a plurality of conductive terminals having tail portions for connection to appropriate circuit traces on the printed circuit board;
• a shielding shell mounted over the dielectric housing and including a top wall, opposite side walls and a rear wall, a bottom portion of the rear wall closest to the printed circuit board being configured to be connected to a grounding pad on the circuit board by a surface connection;
• wherein said shielding shell includes a bottom tab which is configured to be surface connected directly to the ground pad on the circuit board, and the bottom portion of the rear wall of the shell, in turn, is configured to be mechanically connected to the bottom tab;
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• wherein said bottom tab has an upturned lip mechanically interengaged in a notch in a bottom edge of the rear wall of the shell.

A shielded electrical connector for mounting on a printed circuit board, comprising:

• a dielectric housing mounting a plurality of conductive terminals having tail portions for connection to appropriate circuit traces on the printed circuit board;
• a shielding shell monnted over the dielectric housing and including a top wall, opposite side walls and a rear wall, a bottom portion of the rear wall closest to the printed circuit board being configured to be connected to a grounding pad on the circuit board by a surface connection;
• wherein said shielding shell includes a bottom tab which is configured to be surface connected directly to the ground pad on the circuit board, and the bottom portion of the rear wall of the shell, in turn, is configured to be mechanically connected to the bottom tab;
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• wherein said bottom tab includes an opening which receives a post depending from the rear wall of the shell, with the post mechanically engaged in the opening.

A shielded electrical connector for mounting on a printed circuit board, comprising:

• a dielectric housing mounting a plurality of conductive terminals having tail portions for connection to appropriate circuit traces on the printed circuit board;
• a shielding shell mounted over the dielectric housing and including a top wall, opposite side walls and a rear wall, a bottom portion of the rear wall closest to the printed circuit board being configured to be connected to a grounding pad on the circuit board by a surface connection;
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• wherein the top wall of said shielding shell includes a pair of securing tabs to hold the shell on the housing, the securing tabs being located at opposite rear corners of the top wall, and the rear wall of the shell has a “whale tail” configuration with a narrow portion between the securing tabs and a wider portion spanning the rear of the shelf.

A shielded electrical connector for mounting on a printed circuit board, comprising:

• a dielectric housing mounting a plurality of conductive terminals having tail portions for connection to appropriate circuit traces on the printed circuit board;
• a shielding shell mounted over the dielectric housing and including a top wall, opposite side walls and a rear wall, a bottom portion of the rear wall closest to the printed circuit board being configured to be connected to a grounding pad on the circuit board by a surface connection;
• wherein said shell includes a bottom wall, and said rear wall is bent upwardly from the bottom wall at the bottom portion of the rear wall, with the bottom wall being configured to be connected directly to the ground pad on the circuit board by a surface connection near the bottom portion of the rear wall;
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• wherein a top edge of the rear wall has a center post which is positioned to extend within opening in the top wall of the metal shell to help hold the rear wall in its upwardly bent position.