Electrical connector with lower profile

An electrical connector mounted on a printed circuit (PCB), comprising:

• an insulating housing comprising a base, a mating tongue extending forward from the base and a mounting portion extending rearward from the base, the mating tongue defining two opposite mating surfaces, the base defining a front face and a rear face;
• two rows of terminals, each terminal comprising a mating portion exposed upon the mating tongue, a leg portion extending out of the mounting portion and a middle portion connecting with the mating portion and the leg portion;
• wherein each middle portion of the terminals comprises an upper horizontal section, a lower horizontal section and a connecting section connecting with the upper and lower horizontal section, the connecting section defines an upper bending point and a lower bending point, all the upper bending points and lower bending points are located in front of the rear face of the base;
• wherein all the upper bending points and lower bending points are located behind the front face of the base;
• wherein the upper bending points of the lower row are located in front of those of the upper row, and the lower bending points of the lower row are located in front of those of the upper row.

An electrical connector comprising:

• an insulating housing comprising a base, a mating tongue extending forward from the base and a mounting portion extending rearward from the base, the mating tongue defining two opposite mating surfaces, the base defining a front face and a rear face;
• two rows of terminals disposed in the insulating housing;
• an inner shell retained around the base and surrounding the mating tongue thereby defining a mating cavity among the mating tongue and the inner shell;
• an outer shell comprising a front portion retained on the inner shell, a rear portion covering the mounting portion and a middle portion connecting with the front portion and the rear portion;
• wherein the middle portion of the outer shell and the front face of the base is facing the mating cavity and commonly constructed as a stop face to limit an insertion of a mating plug.