Patent ID: 7086889

Claim:
An electrical connector adapted for establishing an electrical connection with a mating connector, the electrical connector comprising: an insulative casing defining a first opening communicating with an exterior in a front-to-back direction and a second opening; a first connector unit disposed in the first opening and having a first mating port extending along a transverse direction perpendicular to said front-to-back direction and equipped with a plurality of terminals for mating with the mating connector, a metallic shield enclosing said first mating port; a second connector unit disposed in the second opening and having a second mating port; and an interlocking device located by two sides of said metallic shield along said transverse direction and having a press member and a latch member associated with the press member for securing the connector unit with the mating connector, wherein said insulative casing forms an extension to substantially enclose both the metallic shield of the first connector unit and the latch member of the interlocking member therein; and said second connected unit occupying the second opening is electrically connected with the first connector unit via a printed circuit board module sandwiched therebetween.