A connector having a depth direction (a--b), a width direction (c--d), and a height direction (e--f), the depth direction (a--b) corresponding to the front and rear directions of the connector, respectively, the connector including: a body which is made of an insulator; a plurality of metal-made contacts which are held by said body; and a shield cover which is made of one metal plate, wherein, a tubular portion which surrounds peripheries of contact portions of said contacts to form a fitting portion for a counter connector, left and right terminal plates (52, 53) having mounting terminals for a circuit board, first contact pieces contactable against a shield member of the counter connector, and a second contact piece for a case of an apparatus are integrally formed with said shield cover, said tubular portion has inner and outer side plates (46, 47; 42, 43), characterised by said outer left and right side plates (42,43) of said tubular portion having left and right extended portions projecting downwardly from portions rear of a front end opening of said tubular portion, and said left and right terminal plates (52,53) being constituted by said left and right extended portions, from at least one of said left and right terminal plates (52, 53) an elastic piece extending inwardly at a front end face of said terminal plates (52, 53), and said second contact piece being constituted by said elastic piece, whereby the inner left and right side plates (46, 47) are extended portions from the rearside portions of the outer left and right side plates (42, 43) and are folded back at folded back portions (44,45) to overlap the insides of the outer left and right side plates (42, 43), and that right and left half bottom plates (48, 49) are extended portions of the lower side portions of the inner left and right side plates (46, 47) and are bent to form a bottom plate. a body which is made of an insulator; a plurality of metal-made contacts which are held by said body; and a shield cover which is made of one metal plate, wherein, a tubular portion which surrounds peripheries of contact portions of said contacts to form a fitting portion for a counter connector, left and right terminal plates (52, 53) having mounting terminals for a circuit board, first contact pieces contactable against a shield member of the counter connector, and a second contact piece for a case of an apparatus are integrally formed with said shield cover, said tubular portion has inner and outer side plates (46, 47; 42, 43), characterised by said outer left and right side plates (42,43) of said tubular portion having left and right extended portions projecting downwardly from portions rear of a front end opening of said tubular portion, and said left and right terminal plates (52,53) being constituted by said left and right extended portions, from at least one of said left and right terminal plates (52, 53) an elastic piece extending inwardly at a front end face of said terminal plates (52, 53), and said second contact piece being constituted by said elastic piece, whereby the inner left and right side plates (46, 47) are extended portions from the rearside portions of the outer left and right side plates (42, 43) and are folded back at folded back portions (44,45) to overlap the insides of the outer left and right side plates (42, 43), and that right and left half bottom plates (48, 49) are extended portions of the lower side portions of the inner left and right side plates (46, 47) and are bent to form a bottom plate.