Patent attributes
An electrical connector (100) adapted for connecting/disconnecting with/from a complementary connector in a front-to-back direction, includes a shell (1), an insulative housing (2) and a number of contacts (4) received in the housing. The shell includes a main body (111), a connecting tab (115) and a mating portion (112). The main body further includes a receiving space surrounded by a top surface (113), a bottom surface (117), and a pair of lateral surfaces (114). The connecting tab only connects with one edge of said surface of the main body. The mating portion extends from the connecting tab in the front-to-back direction. The insulative housing includes a base portion (21) received in the receiving space of the main body of the shell, and a tongue portion (22) extending from the base portion along the mating direction and received in the mating portion of the shell.
