Patent ID: 7497732
Filing Date: 2009-03-03
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector comprising: an insulative housing comprising a base portion, a pair of longitudinal supporting arms connected to the base portion and a tongue portion extending forwardly from the base portion and being located between the longitudinal supporting arms, the tongue portion having a plurality of passageways; a plurality of contacts received in the passageways and defining a plurality of upper contacts and a plurality of lower contacts which are alternatively arranged along a lateral direction of the tongue portion, the contacts defining a plurality of contacting arms and soldering portions; a shell mounted on the insulative housing and enclosing the tongue portion to define a receiving space therebetween, having a top wall, a bottom wall being positioned below the longitudinal supporting arms, and a pair of side walls connecting the top wall and the bottom wall, the top wall defining an abutting plate extending backwardly and engaging with a top surface of the base portion, the pair of side walls disposed between the longitudinal supporting arms.