Patent ID: 8454391

Claim:
An electrical connector, comprising: a metal shell defining a front-to-rear direction and a lateral direction perpendicular to the front-to-rear direction and comprising a pair of elastic arms extending rearward from a rear edge thereof, a pair of latch portions extending along the lateral direction from free tips of the elastic arms; an insulative housing comprising a base portion and a mating portion extending forwardly from the base portion, the base portion defining a pair of protrusions extending along the lateral direction; and at least one terminal comprising a contact portion disposed on the mating portion; wherein the metallic shell is assembled to the insulative housing in the front-to-rear direction, the latch portions of the metal shell lock with the protrusions of the housing so as to secure the shell to the insulative housing; wherein said two protrusions extend inward in opposite directions and two latch portions extend outward in opposite directions; wherein the protrusions define chamfered portions at front face thereof and the latch portions of the elastic arms define chamfered areas configured to guide the protrusions; wherein the base portion defines a notch recessed in its rear surface and penetrating through opposite top and bottom surfaces thereof, the metallic shell further comprises a bent portion bending from a rear edge thereof and abutting against an inner face of the notch.