Electrical connector mating port enclosed by inner sleeve and outer cover

An electrical connector comprising:

• a connector unit having a mating part, the mating part defining a front mating end;
• a sleeve enclosing the mating part and extending forwardly beyond the front mating end to define a receiving chamber;
• and
• an outer cover enclosing the sleeve and the connector unit;
• wherein the sleeve has a front portion containing the receiving chamber;
• and
• the outer cover is made of a material softer than the sleevez the mating part of the connector unit has a metallic shell, and the sleeve has a rear portion sealing the metallic shell;
• and
• a cross-sectional interior dimension of the rear portion of the sleeve is less than a cross-sectional interior dimension of the front portion of the sleeve.

An electrical sable connector for mating with another cable a mating connector, comprising:

• a connector unit having a mating part in a front section thereof, the mating part defining a front mating end;
• an insulative sleeve enclosing the mating part and extending forwardly beyond the front mating end to define a receiving chamber;
• and
• an insulative outer cover enclosing the sleeve and the connector unit;
• wherein
• the sleeve has a front portion containing the receiving chamber;
• wherein
• the mating part includes a metallic shell enclosing a tongue of a contact module therein with an annular mating space therebetween radially;
• and
• the shell forms a pair of openings communicating with the mating space for engagement with a pair of latches of the mating connector.

An electrical connector for mating with another cable connector, comprising:

• a connector unit having a mating part in a front section thereof, the mating part defining a front mating end and including a metallic shell enclosing a tongue of a contact module therein with an annular mating space therebetween radially, the shell forming a pair of openings communicating with the mating space in a vertical direction for receiving a pair of latches of the another cable connector;
• an insulative rear tubular part enclosing the mating part to cover the pair of opening in the vertical direction;
• an insulative front tubular part located in front of the insulative rear tubular part along a front-to-back direction perpendicular to the vertical direction, and radially larger than the insulative rear tubular part to form a receiving chamber therein;
• and
• an insulative cover over-molded upon the insulative rear tubular part circumferentially;
• wherein
• the insulative front tubular part is unitarily formed either with the insulative rear tubular part or with the insulative cover.