Patent ID: 7887370

Claim:
An electrical connector comprising: an insulative housing having a top, a bottom, a front and a rear and further having: an opening defined in the bottom and the rear and having an inner surface and an alignment recess defined in the inner surface; a cavity defined in the front and having an inner surface; a first tongue formed on and protruding forwards from the inner surface of the cavity and having a top surface and a bottom surface; and a second tongue formed on the top above the first tongue and having a top surface; a bottom surface; a plurality of second terminal slots defined in the bottom surface of the second tongue; and; rows of ventilation holes defined in the top surface of the second tongue and communicating respectively with the second terminal slots; and a plurality of first terminals mounted in the insulative housing and mounted on the first tongue and each first terminal having a mounting section, a resilient section, a contacting section and a soldering section; a plurality of second terminals mounted in the insulative housing, corresponding respectively to and mounted respectively in the second terminal slots of the second tongue and each second terminal communicating with one row of the ventilation holes and having a mounting segment, a contacting segment and a soldering segment, wherein the second terminals comply with USB 3.0 transmission protocol; a metal shell assembly covering the insulative housing; and a terminal shield mounted in the opening of the insulative housing shielding the soldering segments of the second terminals, holding the soldering sections of the first terminals and having a base; a first positioning bracket formed on and protruding forward from the base; and a second positioning bracket formed on and protruding forward from the first positioning bracket and engaged with the alignment recess in the opening of the insulative housing.