Patent ID: 8172579

Claim:
An electrical connector, comprising: an insulative housing defining a mating compartment with an opening in communication with the mating compartment; a plurality of contact terminals disposed within the mating compartment; a moveable protective lid moveably disposed adjacent to the opening; and wherein magnetic arrangement disposed between the protective lid and the housing such that the protective lid will resume to its original position by means of magnets arranged between the protective lid and the housing; wherein the magnetic arrangement comprises a plurality of first magnets and a plurality of second magnets which are located with an inner surface of the moveable protective lid and exposed to the mating compartment; further comprises a metallic shell covering outside of the insulative housing which defines a plurality of ears abutting against the moveable protective lid; wherein the insulative housing comprises a bottom wall defining a first mounting hole for retained the first magnet therein; wherein the first mounting holes are extended into a plurality of protruding tubes that are integrally extended outwards from outside of the bottom wall.