Patent ID: 9640918
Date: 2017-05-02
CPC Classifications: H01R

Claim:
1. An electrical connector comprising: an insulative housing including a front face, a plurality of outer faces perpendicular to the front face, and a receiving cavity extending from the front face along a front-to-back direction for receiving a mating connector; a shell including a plurality of outer walls covering the outer faces; and a flange defining an upside-down U-shaped configuration in a front view, and including a mating sleeve and a mating flange portion bent from an edge of the mating sleeve for engaging a panel, the mating sleeve located outside of the outer faces and including a first mating wall, a second mating wall bent from the first mating wall, and a third mating wall bent from the second mating wall, the flange portion including a first portion extending from the first mating wall, a second portion extending from the second mating wall, and a third portion extending from the third mating wall, wherein said first portion, said second portion and said third portion are substantially perpendicular to and flexible relative to the corresponding respective first mating wall, second mating wall and third mating wall of the mating sleeve.