Patent ID: 6954363

Claim:
An electrical connector, comprising: an insulative housing comprising a shroud wall defining a receiving cavity and a tongue portion extending into the receiving cavity, the shroud wall comprising a pair of longitudinal walls and a pair of lateral walls, the tongue portion defining a plurality of passages in opposite sides thereof, a receiving groove in a top surface thereof and a plurality of engaging grooves located beside the receiving groove symmetrically; a plurality of terminals respectively received in the passages of said tongue portion; a conductive shielding shell enclosing the insulative housing and comprising a first shell-half and a second shell-half, each of the first and the second shell-halves comprising a plate portion endosing the longitudinal wall and a side portion vertically extending from the plate portion and enclosing the lateral wall; and a grounding strip comprising a bar portion received in said receiving groove, a plurality of claws respectively engagingly received in said engaging grooves and a pair of contacting portions formed at opposite ends of the bar portion and electrically contacting with the side portions of the first and the second shell-halves for being grounded; wherein the terminals comprise a plurality of signal contacts and a plurality of power contacts, wherein the side portion of the shielding shell forms a connection portion, and wherein the insulative housing forms a pair of guiding posts extending upwardly from each lateral wall, the pair of guiding posts forming a gap therebetween to receive the connection portion of the; wherein the plate portion of each of the first and the second shell-halves forms a plurality of retaining sheets, and wherein the insulative housing forms a plurality of tubers, the retaining sheets being respectively received between every two adjacent tubers; wherein each retaining sheet is formed with a soldering pad adapted for being soldered to a printed circuit board; wherein each of the first and the second shell-halves forms a plurality of latches, and wherein the insulative housing forms a plurality of extrusions on opposite longitudinal walls respectively engaging with said latches.