Patent ID: 7503777

Claim:
An electrical connector, comprising: an insulative housing having a rear portion and a pair of side portions extending from the rear portion with a receiving space formed therebetween, the rear portion having a pair of upper and lower tongue plates extending forwardly into the receiving space with a mating slot formed between the upper and lower tongue plates, the upper and lower tongue plates defining a plurality of upper and lower passageways, respectively; a plurality of contacts each having a body portion retained in the rear portion, an upper and a lower section extending from an end of the body portion, and a soldering tail extending from another end of the body portion, the upper and lower sections being respectively received in the upper and lower passageways; and a metal shield enclosing the insulative housing, the metal shield having a top wall and a pair of side walls mating with the pair of side portions of the insulative housing.