Abstract: An electrical connector module comprises an insulative bracket, three connectors of different dimension, and a number of positioning devices. The bracket is formed to have an elongate main body with a pair of upper locking seats extending upward from opposite ends thereof and three lower locking seats extending downward from left, central, and right portions thereof, respectively. The connector having the largest dimension is positioned on the main body of the bracket between the pair of upper locking seats and is secured thereto by some of the positioning devices which also retain the connector on a printed circuit board. The remaining two connectors are positioned within a space defined between the left lower locking seat and the central lower locking seat, and the right lower locking seat and the central lower locking seat, respectively. The remainder of the positioning devices are used to secure the connectors to the bracket and the PCB.

Abstract: An electrical connector for electrically connecting an external mating electrical connector to a circuit board on which the connector is mounted, includes a metallic shell for shielding an insulated housing, having a receiving opening formed on a mating surface thereof for receipt of the mating electrical connector and a pair of board locks formed on opposite bottom edges of the shell for providing a basic grounding protection. Auxiliary grounding means retentively attached to said shell, includes a convex contact portion includes a pair of convex bars and a pair of spring fingers for electrical engagement with a panel of a computer system in which the circuit board and the connector are installed thereby providing the receiving opening of the shell with an enhanced grounding protection wherein the convex bars are further located behind the spring fingers in compliance with different gaps between the panel and the connector.