Electrical connector with grounding shell

An electrical connector comprising:

• an insulative housing defining a plurality of passageways therein;
• a mating port defined in the housing and in communication with said passageways, said mating portion defining a mating direction;
• a pair of support portions located at two opposite ends of the housing;
• a plurality of contacts received within the corresponding passageways, respectively, each of said contacts including a mating portion extending into the mating port and a tail portion downwardly extending from the housing;
• a metallic shell enclosing said mating port;
• and
• a spacer attached to the housing with a plurality of through holes receiving the tail portions of the corresponding contacts, respectively;
• wherein
• a portion of said shell is sandwiched between the spacer and the housing in a direction perpendicular to said mating direction.

An electrical connector comprising:

• an insulative housing defining a horizontal mating port with a plurality of contacts therein;
• a pair of support portions located at two opposite ends of the housing and lifting up said mating port;
• a pair of slots formed in an outermost portion of the corresponding support portions, respectively;
• a metallic shell enclosing the mating port and covering the outermost portions with retention tabs latchably received within the corresponding slots, respectively;
• and
• a pair of posts integrally extending downwardly from the corresponding support portions, respectively;
• wherein
• each of said posts defines a flat surface coplanar with a plane which extends from the corresponding slot.