Patent ID: 8834206
Filing Date: 2014-09-16
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector comprising: an insulative housing; a plurality of contacts received in the insulative housing; a metal shell enclosing the insulative housing and having a front shell having a top wall and at least one assembling portion protruding outwardly from a front of the top wall, the assembling portion having an accommodating slot; and at least one grounding plate assembled to the metal shell for abutting against a mating connector, the grounding plate having a base portion mounted in the accommodating slot and a protruding portion extending forwardly from the base portion and out of the accommodating slot, the protruding portion having an elastic mating portion disposed above the top wall for contacting with the mating connector; wherein the base portion of the grounding plate has a plurality of barbs protruding from two sides thereof to latch with an inner surface of the accommodating slot.