Connector

A connector which is mateable with a mating connector along a front-rear direction, wherein:

• the connector comprises a plurality of contacts, a holding member, a mid-plate and a ground plate;
• the holding member comprises a mating portion, a holding portion and a base portion;
• the mating portion has a tongue-like shape and extends forward from the holding portion in the front-rear direction;
• the holding portion is located between the mating portion and the base portion in the front-rear direction;
• the base portion is provided with at least one regulating portion and at least one press-fitted portion;
• the contacts are held by the holding portion of the holding member to form two contact rows;
• the contacts included in each of the contact rows are arranged in a pitch direction perpendicular to the front-rear direction;
• the contact rows are arranged apart from each other in an up-down direction perpendicular to both of the front-rear direction and the pitch direction;
• the mid-plate is held by the holding member and located between the contact rows in the up-down direction;
• the ground plate has a plurality of protruding portions, a coupling portion and a press-fit portion;
• the coupling portion couples rear ends of the protruding portions to each other;
• the press-fit portion has a flat plate portion intersecting with the up-down direction and press-fit protrusions protruding from the flat plate portion in the pitch direction;
• the press-fit portion is held by the press-fitted portion, so that the ground plate is attached to the holding member;
• and
• the regulating portion is located between the protruding portions in the pitch direction and located forward of the coupling portion in the front-rear direction.