Support for electrical connector

An electrical connector assembly comprising:

• a housing including a pair of mounting supports;
• a plurality of electrical contacts supported by the housing, the electrical contacts configured to be connected to electrical traces of an electrical component;
• and
• a support mount housing including a front contact wall, a rear contact wall, and a pair of support mounts configured to be vertically mounted onto respective ones of the mounting supports, each support mount including opposed front and rear support mount walls configured to engage corresponding front and rear mounting support walls of a respective one of the mounting supports,
• wherein the front contact wall connects the front support mount walls to one another and the rear contact wall connects the rear support mount walls to one another, and
• wherein each support mount further includes an extension configured to be received in a complementary aperture disposed in the electrical component when the electrical contacts are connected to the electrical traces of the electrical component.

An electrical connector assembly comprising:

• a High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) electrical connector including:
• a housing including a pair of mounting supports and a base extending between the mounting supports, wherein each mounting support includes at least one engagement member;
• and
• a plurality of electrical contacts supported by the base and defining a first terminal end configured to connect to electrical traces of an electrical component, and a second terminal end disposed opposite the first terminal end, wherein the second terminal end extends beyond the housing;
• a pair of support mounts, each support mount including a pair of spaced walls configured to receive one of the mounting supports therebetween, wherein each support mount is configured to mate with the engagement member and includes an extension configured to be received in a complementary aperture extending into the electrical component;
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• a protective shell defining a body configured to surround a substantial entirety of the second terminal ends when mounted to the housing, the protective shell including at least one leg configured to extend through the housing and be received by a complementary aperture extending into the electrical component, the protective shell conductively isolated from the support mounts when the support mounts and the protective shell are mounted to the housing.

An electrical connector assembly comprising:

• a housing including a pair of mounting supports;
• a plurality of electrical contacts supported by the housing, the electrical contacts configured to be connected to electrical traces of an electrical component;
• a protective shell defining a body having a perimeter sized to surround at least a portion of the plurality of electrical contacts, the protective shell including at least one leg configured to be received in a complementary aperture in the electrical component when the protective shell is mounted onto the housing;
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• a support mount housing including a front contact wall, a rear contact wall, and a pair of support mounts configured to be vertically mounted onto respective ones of the mounting supports, each support mount including:
• opposed front and rear support mount walls configured to engage corresponding front and rear mounting support walls of a respective one of the mounting supports;
• an electrically conductive tab configured to contact the protective shell when the protective shell and the support mount are mounted onto the housing;
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• an extension configured to be disposed in the electrical component when the electrical contacts are connected to the electrical traces of the electrical component,
• wherein the front contact wall connects the front support mount walls to one another and the rear contact wall connects the rear support mount walls to one another.