Patent attributes
A connector which is capable of reliably shielding a connection subject article inserted in a housing from electro-magnetic waves and which can be easily produced in two types, one for inserting a connection subject article in one vertical direction and the other for inserting it in another direction. Since a ground shell (30) is formed to cover the upper and lower surfaces and opposite side surfaces of a housing (10), a cable (1) in the housing (10) can be electrically shielded in any of the directions of the upper surface, lower surface and opposite side surfaces of the housing (10), thus greatly improving the electromagnetic interference prevention effect. In this case, since the upper surface and lower surface of the shell (30) are disposed on the upper surface and lower surface of the housing (10), respectively, a ground contact (31) can be placed on the upper surface rather than on the lower surface of the shell (30). For example, one type for inserting the cable (1) in one vertical direction and another type for inserting it in another direction can be easily produced.