Patent ID: 8113882

Claim:
A USB connector, comprising: an connector body, said connector body comprising a first connection port, a bottom positioning member fastened to a bottom side of said first connection port and a rear cover covering said first connection port and said an electrically insulative base member at a rear side, said first connection port comprising a forwardly extending tongue plate, a set of first conducting terminals and a set of second conducting terminals respectively mounted in top and bottom sides of the tongue plate of said first connection port, said first conducting terminals and said second conducting terminals each having a front contact portion and a rear bonding portion, the front contact portions of said first conducting terminals and said second conducting terminals being arranged in two rows in a staggered manner for the contact of an inserted external USB connector, the rear bonding portions of said first conducting terminals and said second conducting terminals extending out of the rear side of said first connection port for bonding to an external circuit board, said electrically insulative base member comprising a plurality of terminal slots vertically cut through top and bottom sides thereof and a set of adapter terminals respectively mounted in the terminal slots, each said adapter terminal having one end terminating in a connection portion and an opposite end terminating in a bonding portion, said rear cover being fastened to the rear side of said first connection port and a top side of said bottom positioning member to shield said first conducting terminals and second conducting terminals and said adapter terminals; and a circuit module disposed at a rear side relative to said connector body and surrounded by said rear cover, said circuit module comprising an adapter board, said adapter board comprising a plurality of first contacts located on a front side thereof for the bonding of the rear bonding portions of said first conducting terminals and said second conducting terminals and a plurality of first metal pads located on a rear side thereof for the bonding of the bonding portions of said adapter terminals.