Patent ID: 8475218

Claim:
A sinking electrical connector adapted for being mounted on a printed circuit board (PCB), comprising: a receiving space for receiving a corresponding plug; an insulative housing; a plurality of contacts retained on the housing and each having a contact portion extending into the receiving space, and a tail portion extending out of the housing; and a metal shell covering the housing to define the receiving space together with the housing, and including a top wall, a bottom wall opposite to the top wall, a pair of side walls connecting with the top wall and the bottom wall, and at least one mounting member; wherein the at least one mounting member has a first extending plate extending laterally from the side wall, a second extending plate extending backwardly from the first extending plate, a third extending plate extending inwardly toward the side wall from the second plate, and a mounting tail extending downwardly from the second extending plate for being mounted onto the PCB.