Patent ID: 7867010

Claim:
An electrical connector, comprising: an insulative housing defining an engaging portion; a plurality of contacts received in the insulative housing with a contacting portion disposed in the engaging portion; at least one latch received in the insulative housing with a locking portion exposed at outside of the insulative housing; wherein the latch comprises a retaining portion held in the insulative housing and a locking arm unitarily connecting with the retaining portion obliquely; wherein the insulative housing comprises a receiving slot running through a rear side thereof and correspondingly receiving the retaining portion and the locking arm therein; wherein the retaining portion comprise a sub positioning portion unitarily connecting with the locking arm and a barb portion at a distal free end thereof which extends from the sub positioning portion and interferes with the insulative housing; and wherein the receiving slot comprises a first receiving slot receiving the retaining portion and a second receiving slot which extends in through the first receiving slot and forms an obtuse angle with the first receiving slot for receiving the locking arm correspondingly.