Patent ID: 8215990

Claim:
An electrical connector, comprising: an housing comprising a base and a tongue, the base including a base wall and an assembly slot provided on the base wall for receiving the tongue, the assembly slot perforating the base wall at the front and back, the tongue positioned into the assembly slot, the tongue being provided with a body and a plurality of terminal installation slots depressed downwards at intervals from the top surface of the body, the rear ends of the terminal installation slots being defined by boss parts, the base further possessing a plurality of first terminal passageways provided on the base wall and corresponding to each terminal installation slot, and each location at which the first terminal passageways correspond to the boss parts being provided with a yield notch; a plurality of first terminals fixed to the housing, each of the first terminals being provided with an contact positioned in a corresponding terminal installation slot; a plurality of second terminals fixed to the housing, each of the second terminals being provided with a second contact exposed on the top of the tongue and being in closer proximity to the front end of the tongue than the first terminals; a plurality of third terminals fixed to the housing, each of the third terminals being provided with a third contact exposed on the bottom surface of the body of the tongue; and a cage provided on the exterior of the housing.