Patent ID: 7273397

Claim:
An electrical connector adapted for connecting/disconnecting with/from a complementary connector in a front-to-back direction, comprising: a shell comprising a main body, a connecting tab and a mating portion, the main body further comprising a receiving space surrounded by a top surface, a bottom surfaces, and a pair of lateral surfaces, said connecting tab only connecting with one edge of said surface of the main body, said mating portion extending from the connecting tab in the front-to-back direction; an insulative housing comprising a base portion received in the receiving space of the main body of the shell, and a tongue portion extending from the base portion along the mating direction and received in the mating portion of the shell; and a plurality of contacts receiving in the housing; wherein a cutout is defined at a portion where the main body and the connecting portion join; the connector further comprising a locking member constructed for locking with the complementary connector; wherein the locking member comprises a locking arm, a retaining arm and a U-shape resilient arm connecting the locking arm and the retaining arm, and wherein the locking arm forms a bar at the distal end thereof for locking with the complementary connector; wherein the tongue portion forms a pair of projecting portions at opposite ends thereof, each projecting portion defines a holding slit with the tongue portion, wherein the bars of locking member is received in corresponding holding slit of the housing; and wherein the retaining arm and the locking arm forms a stopping projection extending downwardly.