Patent ID: 8360794

Claim:
An electrical connector, comprising: an insulating housing defining a pair of pivotal grooves on two opposite sides of a front end thereof and a L-shaped recess at each side thereof; a plurality of contacts arranged in the housing; a metal shell defining a pair of pivotal posts sliding assembled in the pivotal grooves, the metal shell rotating downward to cover on the insulating housing; wherein the shell defines a locking element extending to the front end of the housing and inserted in the L-shaped recess to lock the metal shell with the insulating housing; wherein each L-shaped recess comprises a first recess running through a top face of the housing and a second recess extending from the first recess to the front end of the housing, the locking element moving from the first recess into the second recess and are upwards limited by a stopping portion of the housing forming above the second recess.