Electrical connector with improved clip member

An electrical connector comprising:

• an insulating housing defining a receiving cavity opening forwards for receiving a mating plug in a mating direction and a mounting face;
• a plurality of contacts retained in the insulating housing and comprising contacting portions projecting into the cavity and soldering portions at the mounting face;
• and
• a clip member retained in the housing, being of arc shape and defines three clamping points located approximately at three apexes of a triangle, respectively, the clamping points protruding into the cavity to clip the mating plug.

An electrical connector comprising:

• an insulative housing defining a tubular mating port extending in a horizontal axial direction to communicate with an exterior;
• a plurality of contacts disposed in the housing with contacting sections extending into the mating port;
• a slot formed in the housing and communicating with the exterior in a first transverse direction perpendicular to said axial direction;
• a clip member inserted into the slot from the exterior along a second transverse direction opposite to said first transverse direction;
• a first engagement occurring between the clip member and the housing for prohibiting movement of the clip member with regard to the housing along said second transverse direction, and a second engagement occurring between the clip member and the housing for prohibiting movement of the clip member with regard to the housing along said first transverse direction;
• wherein
• said first engagement occurs in a first vertical plane, and said second engagement occurs in a second vertical plane different from said vertical plane.