Electrical connector

An electrical connector, comprising:

• an insulative housing having a base portion and a tongue extending forwardly from the base portion;
• a plurality of contacts retained in the insulative housing;
• a metal shell enclosing the insulative housing to form a mating opening, and
• a mounting plate retained in the insulative housing and having a pressing plate covering the metal shell, the pressing plate having at least one pressing arm extending downwardly therefrom and into the mating opening and a tab extending downwardly from a rear edge thereof and fasten to the insulative housing, the pressing plate being able to deflect upwardly around the tab and bringing the pressing arm to move out of the mating opening.

An electrical connector for use with a plug having a deflectable latch thereof, comprising:

• an insulative housing defining a base portion and a tongue portion extending forwardly from the base portion;
• a plurality of contacts disposed in the housing with contacting sections exposed upon the tongue portion;
• a metallic shell assembled to the housing and cooperating with the tongue portion to define a mating port;
• and
• a deflectable mounting plate associate with at least one of said housing and said shell and including, in a front-to-back direction, a front nose portion around a front opening of the mating port, a and a rear abutment section extending into an interior of the mating port;
• wherein
• said front nose portion is configured and located for confronting the latch to be outwardly deflected and successively have the abutment section leave from the mating port for having a front edge of the plug not stopped by the abutment section when the plug is correctly inserted into the mating port, and for not confronting the latch so as not to have the abutment section leave from the mating port but stopping the front edge of the plug for further insertion when the plug is upside down incorrectly inserted into the mating port;
• wherein
• the front nose portion is spaced from the abutment section with a distance to allow the nose portion confronts the latch before the abutment section confronts the front edge of the plug when the plug is correctly inserted into the mating port.