Shielded connector with folding arrangement ensuring perpendicularity between sidewall and bottom wall of the metal housing

A shielded connector comprising:

• a metal housing configured by sidewalls and a bottom wall commonly defining a receiving space therebetween for receiving an electronic device;
• at least one insulative housing insert securely attached to the corresponding sidewall;
• the insulative housing insert including a plurality of terminals secured within an insulating material, each terminal including a tail portion extending from the insert away from the sidewalls, and a contact engaging portion extending from the insert toward a center of the receiving space of the metal housing;
• wherein
• a common edge region extending along a longitudinal direction and shared by the bottom wall and at least one of said side walls defines at least one cutout which communicates the receiving space with an exterior in a transverse direction under a condition that said cutout does not extend beyond either end of said common edge region along said longitudinal direction;
• whereby strength around said common edge region is adjusted in a mild manner for easy forming a final shape of said metal housing;
• wherein the shielded connector further including at least a metal shield attached to the insulative insert;
• wherein the metal shield further comprising a pair of skirt portions substantially covering against the sidewalls of the metal housing;
• wherein the shielded connector further including fastening means extending from the metal shield, through the insulative insert and anchored to the sidewall of the metal housing;
• wherein the fastening means is a retaining rod/nail assembling the metal shield, the insulative insert, and the sidewalls of the metal housing to each other;
• wherein the insulative housing insert is pre-molded with a hole for receiving the retaining rod/nail;
• and
• wherein the insulative housing insert is pre-molded with an aligning bud/post.