Patent ID: 9748712
Date: 2017-08-29
CPC Classifications: H01R

Claim:
1. An electrical connector comprising: an insulative housing having a base portion and a tongue portion extending forwardly from the base portion, the base portion defining a receiving cavity located at a back-end thereof and extending forwardly, the tongue portion defining a first surface and a second surface located oppositely and a plurality of terminal-receiving slots located at the first surface and the second surface and communicated with the receiving cavity; an insulator insert-molded with a plurality of first contacts and received in the receiving cavity to insert the first contacts into the terminal-receiving slots located at the first surface of the tongue portion; a plurality of second contacts inserted into the terminal-receiving slots located at the second surface of the tongue portion; a metallic shielding plate retained in the insulative housing; and a shielding shell attached to the insulative housing; wherein said insulative housing has an array of apertures, the apertures and the receiving cavity define a division portion therebetween, and the second contacts are exposed from a back end of the base portion through the apertures and located immediately under the division portion.