Patent ID: 8337247
Filing Date: 2012-12-25
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector comprising: an insulative housing comprising a mating portion extending forwardly in a front-to-back direction and defining a first surface, a second surface opposite to the first surface and a front surface connecting the first and second surfaces, a receiving space formed in the mating portion and penetrating through the front surface; a pair of terminals comprising contact portions extending into the receiving space; and a metallic shell comprising a first wall extending forwardly, an end wall extending downwardly from a front end of the first wall and a second wall extending rearwardly from a bottom end of the end wall, the first and second walls covering the first and second surfaces of the mating portion respectively, the end wall covering the front surface and defining an opening communicating with the receiving space; wherein the metallic shell further comprises a pair of grounding portions extending rearwardly from two sides of the end wall and located in a vertical plane perpendicular to the front-to-back direction, and said grounding portions deform in a transverse direction perpendicular to the front-to-back direction and the vertical plane when the electrical connector mates with a mating connector.