Patent ID: 7753729

Claim:
A connector comprising: an insulative housing having a base having a front, a rear and two opposite sides; a tongue formed on and protruding from the front of the base and having a top and a bottom; and a plurality of mounting holes defined longitudinally through the base and into the tongue and each mounting hole having an inner surface and a groove section defined in the bottom of the tongue; a plurality of terminals corresponding respectively to and mounted respectively in the mounting holes and each terminal having a mounting portion mounted securely in a corresponding mounting hole; a contacting portion being resilient, formed on and protruding forwards from the mounting portion and mounted in the groove section of the corresponding mounting hole in the tongue; and a soldering portion formed on and protruding perpendicularly from the mounting portion opposite to the contacting portion and extending out of the rear of the base; and a metal shell covering the insulative housing, having a top, a bottom, a front and two opposite sides and further having a space defined in the metal shell, surrounded by the top, bottom and the sides of the metal shell and accommodating the insulative housing; and a plurality of fastening tabs being longitudinal and resilient, formed on the top of the metal shell, extending from the top into the space and each fastening tab having two connecting ends connected securely to the top of the metal shell; a first section being hook-shaped and inclined relative to the top of the metal shell and formed on and protruding from the top towards the space; and a second section formed on and protruding from the top of the metal shell towards the space and connected to the first section.