Patent ID: 7828598

Claim:
An electrical connector comprising: a first housing defining a receiving space therethrough; a second housing including a main body retained in the receiving space of the first housing and a pair of tongue plates projecting to an exterior of the first housing; a plurality of terminals mounted on the second housing; an inner shell defining a first receiving cavity for receiving said tongue plates therein and a pair of fork shaped locking plates extending rearward for locking with protrusion portions formed on the main body of the second housing; an outer shell surrounding the first housing; and a plurality of metal clips each comprising a first deflectable contacting portion contacting with the locking plates of the inner shell and a second deflectable contacting portion contacting with the outer shell; wherein said plurality of metal clips are respectively received in vertical passageways defined in side walls of the first housing, and the passageways are in a Z shape seen from a rear side of the first housing; each of said transverse passageways runs through an inner side and an outer side of said side wall.