Patent ID: 7473132

Claim:
An electrical connector ( 100 ) adapted to be mounted on a printed circuit board, the electrical connector ( 100 ) comprising: an insulative housing ( 2 ); a metal shell ( 3 ) having a bottom ( 33 ) and two side walls ( 31 ), the bottom and each of the two side walls ( 31 ) connected with a linking portion ( 36 ); a plurality of terminals ( 4 ); and a rear cover ( 5 ); wherein each of the side walls ( 31 ) of said metal shell ( 3 ) is provided with a wing ( 311 ) extending outward therefrom, each wing ( 311 ) comprises a connecting portion ( 3111 ), an arch portion ( 3112 ) and a solder portion ( 3113 ), thereby said electrical connector ( 100 ) is mounted on the printed circuit board, wherein an end of the connecting portion ( 3111 ) of each wing ( 311 ) is connected with the linking portion ( 36 ) and extends upward, the other end of the connecting portion ( 3111 ) is higher than said linking portion ( 36 ), the arch portion ( 3112 ) of said wing ( 311 ) connected with said connecting portion ( 3111 ) and said solder portion ( 3113 ) and is presented in an upward arc; wherein said electrical connector ( 100 ) is an inverted type; and wherein said electrical connector ( 100 ) is a low profile type.