Electrical connectors

Abstract

This document describes an electrical connector comprising: a housing; an insulating shell mounted within the housing and open at both ends along a longitudinal direction; and two terminal assemblies disposed within the insulating shell, each including a plurality of conductive terminals extending parallel to the longitudinal direction and arranged side-by-side in a transverse direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, the plurality of conductive terminals including at least one pair of signal terminals and at least one pair of ground terminals, each conductive terminal including a free end and a mounting section at an opposite end. The electrical connector further includes: a retainer mounted within the insulating shell and having an opening on one side; a retainer at least partially retained by the retainer; and a grounding member located along the longitudinal direction between the retainer and the retainer, electrically connected to the mounting section of a corresponding grounding terminal of one of the terminal assemblies, and having a hook portion adapted for insertion into the opening.