Patent ID: 7278885

Claim:
An electrical connector for providing a connection between a printed circuit board and a complementary connector, said printed circuit board having a plurality of conductive traces disposed thereon, comprising: an insulated housing defining a receiving passage; a plurality of terminals received in the insulated housing; a metal shell having a plurality of walls cooperatively defining a hollow for receiving the insulated housing, said metal shell defining a front mating port; and at least one guiding member formed on an inner surface of one wall of the metal shell and disposed in front of the insulated housing when the insulated housing inserted into the metal shell, said guiding member comprising a guiding portion and a supporting portion joining to each other to form a guiding passage, said guiding passage facing to the front mating port; wherein said guiding portion is integrally formed with one of the walls of the metal shell and said supporting portion extends into the hollow; wherein the guiding portion is a board body with a substantially planar surface and part of a front and a top board body is cut to form a chamfer thereon; wherein the metal shell comprises an upper wall, a lower wall, a back wall and a pair of transversal walls, and wherein the upper wall, the lower wall and the back wall join to the pair of the transversal walls to form the hollow with the front mating port; and wherein the guiding portion is formed on an inner surface of one of the transversal walls.