Patent ID: 7744382

Claim:
An electrical connector defining an inserting port for connecting a corresponding plug, comprising: a first contact module comprising a first housing and a plurality of first contacts insert molded in the first housing, the first housing comprising a main body and a tongue extending to the inserting port from the main body, the main body defining a plurality of installed grooves at an inner side thereof, the tongue defining a plurality of receiving slots and a number of recesses recessed from a side surface thereof, the receiving slots and recesses being arranged in two rows along an inserting direction of the plug, each first contact has a flat contact portion retained in the recesses and a first soldering portion to be soldered on a circuit board; a second contact module comprising a second housing and a plurality of second contacts insert molded in the second housing, the second housing having a plurality of projections at an inner side thereof to engage with the installed grooves, each second contact having an elastic contact portion extending out of the second housing along a length direction of the second housing and positioned in the receiving slot; and a metal shell covering the first contact module and the second contact module.