Patent ID: 8888516

Claim:
An electrical connector comprising: a base comprising a plug-receiving cavity and a slant guiding surface for obliquely guiding insertion of a plug connector into the plug-receiving cavity; a plurality of contacts retained in the base, each contact comprising a resilient contacting portion protruding into the plug-receiving cavity; a cover pivotally mounted at a rear of the base, the cover being pivotal between an opened status and a closed status with respect to the base along a first pivot member, the cover defining a front opening opposite to the first pivot member; a pair of supporting components for mating with the cover, each supporting component being pivotal between an opened status and a closed status with respect to the base along a second pivot member; and a reinforce piece fixed to the cover and comprising a pair of opposite engaging projections both extending into the front opening; wherein the cover and the pair of supporting components are mateable with each other in condition that one of the cover and the pair of supporting components pivots clockwise while a remaining one of the cover and the pair of supporting components pivots anticlockwise; and wherein (i) the cover and the supporting components are pivotal to an opening location where the plug connector can be inserted into the plug-receiving cavity; and (ii) the cover and the supporting components are pivotal to a closed location where the plug connector is restricted by the engaging projections so as to be prevented from withdrawing from the plug-receiving cavity.