Patent ID: 7892029

Claim:
An electrical connector comprising: an insulating housing defining a mounting face for being mounted on a printed circuit board (PCB) and a pair of engaging portions at two opposite ends of the insulating housing; a plurality of contacts retained in said insulating housing; a metal shell assembled on the insulating housing along an assembly direction slanting to the mounting face, said metal shell having a locking portion with a gap through which the engaging portion is inserted in the locking portion and a stopper portion; wherein said stopper portion exceeds the mounting face when the metal shell is assembled on the insulating housing along said assembly direction before the electrical connector is mounted on the PCB, while the stopper portion is pressed by the PCB to offset the assembly direction when the electrical connector is mounted on the PCB so as to prevent the engaging portion from slipping off the locking portion through the gap; wherein said assembly direction is at an angle beyond 90° with respect to the mounting face.