Patent ID: 7575475

Claim:
A micro USB connector for mating with a plug, comprising: a housing having a body, the body having a front wall and a top wall, a middle of the front wall extending forward to form a mating portion, the top wall of the body defining at least one recess passing through the front wall and adjacent to the mating portion; a plurality of contacts received in the body; and a metal shell having a top plate, a bottom plate and two side plates, a receiving space formed by the top plate, the bottom plate and the two side plates, the top plate having at least one blocking portion extending downwardly into the receiving space, the body being received in a rear of the receiving space, the mating portion being received in a front of the receiving space, the blocking portion being received in the recess of the body to limit a forward location of the body within the receiving space and defining a stop to prevent the mating plug from contacting the front wall of the body.