Patent ID: 7648390

Claim:
An electrical connector comprising: an insulative housing having a mating face, a first receiving cavity and a second receiving cavity recessed from the mating face; a plurality of first contacts disposed in the insulative housing, the first contacts having mating portions exposed in the first receiving cavity; a contact module received in the second receiving cavity, the contact module having an insulative base, a plurality of second contacts disposed in the insulative base and a shielding plate enclosing the insulative base; and a metallic shell attached to the mating face of the insulative housing and having a plate section defining a central opening in alignment with the first receiving cavity, and a pair of opposite ends extending from the plate section and inserted in the insulative housing, the metallic shell having electrical connection with the shielding plate of the contact module; wherein said metallic shell has at least one resilient piece extending into the second receiving cavity for electrically connecting with the shielding plate of the contact module.