Patent ID: 7789702

Claim:
An electrical connector, comprising: an insulative housing having a body portion, and a positioning slot located at a lower side of the insulative housing; a plurality of contacts retained in the insulative housing; and a front metal shell covering a front side of the insulative housing, the front metal shell having a base portion and a board lock integrally extending backwardly from a lower end of the base portion, the board lock having a flat securing portion which is received in the positioning slot for preventing the board lock from moving along an up to down direction, and a locking leg bending downwardly from an inner side of the securing portion, wherein the insulative housing has a pair of opposite top wall and bottom wall and a projection extending downwardly and forwardly from the bottom wall, the positioning slot is formed between the bottom wall and the projection and opens to exterior at a front side thereof, wherein the projection is formed with an inclined face at a front side thereof for leading the securing portion into the positioning slot, wherein the front metal shell has a plurality of horizontal flanges bending backwardly from upper and lower ends of the base portion, and the securing portion of the board lock connects with the flange of the lower end and extending horizontally and backwardly.