Patent ID: 8475217

Claim:
An electrical connector, comprising: an insulative housing having a base with two opposite sides, and a tongue extending forwardly from the base; a first insulator attached to one side of the base which defines a plurality of first retaining slots; a second insulator attached to the other side of the base which defines a plurality of second retaining slots; a metal shell covering the housing, the first insulator and the second insulator, and surrounding around the tongue to define a mating port therebetween; and a plurality of contacts including a first set of contacts, and a second set of contacts, the contacts each having a contact portion located at the tongue and exposed to the mating port, a tail portion extending out of the housing, and a retaining portion between the contact portion and the tail portion; wherein the retaining portions of the first contacts are retained in the first retaining slots, the retaining portions of the second contacts are retained in the second retaining slots, respectively.