Patent ID: 6929510

Claim:
An electrical connector comprising: a dielectric housing comprising a mating face, a pair of side walls and a mating space in the mating face between the side walls, each side wall defining a recess in an outer face thereof; a plurality of terminals received in the dielectric housing and each comprising a contact portion exposed to the mating space; and a pair of shielding plates attached to the outer faces of the side walls and each formed with a spring tang received in the recess for preventing the shielding plate from moving away from the mating face; wherein each side wall is formed with a pair of protrusions in the outer face thereof, and wherein each shielding plate is formed with a retention blade engaging with corresponding pair of protrusions; wherein the protrusions define a pair of slits receiving the retention blade, and wherein the slits and the recess extend along a mating direction of the electrical connector; wherein the protrusions are adjacent to the mating face and the recess is located below the protrusions; wherein the spring tang is stamped from the shielding plate; wherein the dielectric housing comprises a mounting surface and a cavity in the mounting surface between the side walls; wherein each terminal comprises a tail portion exposed to the cavity, and a solder portion horizontally extending from the tail portion and located below a lower edge of corresponding shielding plate; and a spacer received in the cavity for positioning the terminals.