Input/output connector having firmly assembled insulative housing and shell

摘要

An input/output port connector has an insulative housing (1), a plurality of conductive contacts (2) retained in the insulative housing (1) for surface mounting to a printed circuit board and a shell (3). The insulative housing (1) includes a pair of side arms (11) parallel to each other and an elongate body (12) defining a pair of slots (121) therein. The shell (3) includes a bottom plate (30), a top plate (31), a pair of side plates (32) projecting from the top plate (31) and a pair of connecting plates (33) joining the bottom plate (30) and the top plate (31). The bottom plate (30) defines a pair of angled engaging plates (301) for horizontally engaging with the slots (121) of the insulative housing (1) and preventing the shell (3) from displacing relative to the insulative housing (1).