Patent ID: 7297025

Claim:
An electrical connector, comprising: an insulative housing including a front face and a rear face, the rear face having at least a slot extending inwardly and through therefrom, said insulative housing having a plurality of terminal passageways extending therethrough; a shielding covering the insulative housing and having at least a latch portion therein corresponding to the slot; a plurality of terminals received in a portion of said terminal passageways of said insulative housing, each terminal having a contact part and a soldering part; and a holding member including at least a coupling portion, an extending portion and a plurality of resilient plates, said plurality of resilient plates being received in a portion of said terminal passageways, wherein, in assembly, the holding member is inserted into the insulative housing in a direction of the rear face of the insulative housing and therefore the extending portion adheres to the rear face, then the shielding covers the insulative housing in a direction of the front face of the insulative housing and therefore the latch portion inserted through the slot and contacting the extending portion of the holding member.