Patent ID: 8465299

Claim:
An electrical connector, comprising: a housing including a base and a tongue, the base including a base wall, an assembly slot running from front to back through the base wall, wherein the tongue is positioned in the assembly slot, a flange formed adjacent to the assembly slot, the flange extending convexly forward from the base wall to support the posterior of the tongue, the tongue being provided with a top surface and a bottom surface, the bottom surface approximate the flange; a plurality of first terminals supported by the housing, each of the first terminals being provided with an elastic contact exposed on the top surface of the tongue; a plurality of second terminals fixedly supported by the housing, each of the second terminals being provided with a second contact exposed on the top surface of the tongue and being in closer proximity to the front end of the tongue than the elastic contacts of the first terminals; a plurality of third terminals supported by the housing, each of the third terminals being provided with a third contact exposed on the bottom surface of the tongue; and a shield fitted over the exterior of the housing; wherein a posterior of each of the third contacts is wedged between the bottom surface of the tongue and the flange.