Patent ID: 7297026

Claim:
A connector comprising: a contact having a contacting portion; an insulating housing holding the contact; and a conductive shell coupled with the housing; the housing having an inner surface defining a coupling hole adapted to receive a mating connector in a first direction, the coupling hole opening at a front coupling surface of the housing having a recess; the contacting portion being disposed in the coupling hole; the conductive shell comprising: a main body covering the front coupling surface and having an opening edge defining an insertion opening interfacing with the coupling hole; a guide portion having fixing members at one end and extending along the inner surface of the housing to guide movement of the mating connector in the first direction; and a projecting portion connected between the main body and the guide portion to protrude though the recess and outwardly from the main body and insulating housing in a direction perpendicular to the first direction, the projecting portion being of a U-shape in section and positioning the shell relative to the housing.