Patent ID: 7833058

Claim:
A micro plug connector comprising: an insulative housing having a base having a front, a rear, a top, a bottom and two opposite sides and further having a plurality of terminal holes defined through the base from the rear to the front and each terminal hole having an inner surface; and two hook holes defined through the base from the rear to the front; and a tongue formed on and protruding from the front of the base, having a front end, a top surface, a bottom surface and two opposite sides and further having a plurality of terminal slots defined in the top surface and communicating respectively with the terminal holes; and two hook slots defined in the top surface respectively adjacent to the sides of the tongue and communicating respectively with the hook holes; a plurality of terminals mounted respectively through the terminal holes of the base and mounted respectively in the terminal slots of the tongue; two positioning hooks mounted respectively through and corresponding respectively to the hook holes of the base, mounted respectively in the hook slots of the tongue and each positioning hook having a mounting section mounted in a corresponding hook hole of the base; a resilient section formed on and protruding forwards from the mounting section and mounted in the corresponding hook hole; and a hooking member formed on and protruding from the resilient section and extending out of the corresponding hook hole; and a metal shell covering the insulative housing and having a front cover covering the top surface, sides and bottom surface of the tongue, having a top plate, two opposite side plates and a bottom plate and further having two longitudinal slots defined through the top plate and mounted respectively around the hooking members of the positioning hooks; a connecting plate formed on and protruding backwards from a rear end of the bottom plate and mounted securely in and covering the bottom of the base; and a plurality of first engaging members defined on the connecting plate; and a rear cover formed and protruding from a rear end of the top plate of the front cover, covering the top, sides and bottom of the base, having an upper plate, two opposite side plates and further having a lower plate covering the connecting plate of the front cover; and a plurality of second engaging members defined on the lower plate and engaged respectively with the first engaging members of the front cover.