US Patent 10505318 Electrical connector having separate front and rear shielding shells

An electrical connector includes: a housing having a base and a tongue; an upper and lower rows of contacts arranged in the housing and exposed respectively to two opposite surfaces of the tongue; a front and rear shielding shells enclosing the housing; and an insulative outer cover enclosing the front shielding shell, wherein the insulative outer cover has a rear notch exposing upwardly a rear portion of the front shielding shell, and the rear shielding shell has an upper welding piece welded to the rear portion of the front shielding shell.