Patent ID: 7241174

Claim:
An electrical connector, comprising: a plastic base, on which at least one connection portion and a plurality of terminals each having a pin portion extending out of the plastic base are disposed; a metal housing covering the plastic base while exposing the at least one connection portion of the plastic base and the pin portions of the terminals; at least one plate-engaging element formed with at least one elastic hook extending below the plastic base to engage with a connection hole of a circuit board; and at least one grounding element, which contacts the metal housing and is formed with a positioning piece extending below the plastic base and being positioned by a grounding hole of the circuit board, wherein the at least one plate-engaging element and the metal housing pertain to different parts, the at least one plate-engaging element is formed with a fixing portion fixed to the plastic base and an elastic piece having a connection end connected to the fixing portion, and the metal housing has an inner surface for pushing the elastic piece to move a free end of the elastic piece toward the fixing portion.