Patent ID: 7775837

Claim:
An electrical connector comprising: an insulating housing defining a receiving cavity opening forwards for receiving a mating plug in a mating direction and a mounting face; a plurality of contacts retained in the insulating housing and comprising contacting portions projecting into the cavity; and a clip member retained in a rear portion of the housing, the clip member comprising a connecting portion and a pair of resilient arms extending from two opposite ends of the connecting portion; wherein each of the two resilient arms and the connecting portion defines a clamping portion to retain the mating plug in the receiving cavity; a pair of first retaining portions bend outwards and reversely from distal ends of the resilient arms, respectively and is parallel to the clamping portion, and a second retaining portion extends from a distal end of the first retaining portion in the inserted direction; the housing defines a slot in which the clip member is inserted, communicating with an exterior through the mounting face and with the cavity; wherein the slot comprising a first portion perpendicular to the inserted direction to receive the connecting portion and the first retaining portion, and a second portion to receive the second retaining portion, wherein the second portions of the slot define protruding portions therein respectively and the second retaining portions of the clip member pass over and abut against the protruding portions.