Patent ID: 7821370

Claim:
A connector, comprising: an insulative housing having a mating port formed between a pair of opposite front wall and rear wall, and a pair of opposed side walls thereof, the mating port defining a first direction for mating/un-mating with a corresponding plug, and a second direction extending transversely and perpendicular to said first direction, and a third direction extending vertically and perpendicular to both said first and second directions; a shutter mechanism pivotally mounted to the insulative housing to open/close the mating port, the shutter mechanism having a pair of axles extending oppositely from two sides thereof in the second direction; wherein the side wall defines a first slot at an inner side thereof and a second slot at an outer side thereof, the second slot extending in the first direction, the first slot extending in a direction different from the second slot and partly overlapping with the second slot in the second direction to form an opening communicating with the mating port to receive the axles.