Electrical connector having excellent waterproof property

A method of making an electrical connector comprising:

• providing a terminal module with a plurality of conductive terminals integrally formed within a insulative housing;
• providing a metallic shielding shell by stamping sheet metal to form a tubular configuration wherein said shielding shell including a seam essentially extending along a front-to-back direction, and at least one opening slot with at least one resilient pressing portion extending inwardly toward an interior of the tubular configuration;
• a metallic seamless tubular sealing member attached upon the metallic shielding shell covering both the opening slots and the seam;
• applying an insulative waterproof shell upon the sealing member around a front opening of the shielding shell;
• and
• forwardly assembling the terminal module into the interior of the shielding shell from a rear opening of the shielding shell.

An electrical connector comprising:

• a terminal module including a plurality of conductive terminals disposed in an insulative housing;
• a metallic shielding shell made from sheet metal with a tubular configuration to surround the terminal module and define a mating cavity therein, said shielding shell forming a seam essentially extending along a front-to-back direction, an opening slot with a resilient pressing portion extending into the mating cavity;
• a tubular seamless metallic sealing member intimately surrounding the shielding shell to cover both the seam and the opening slot;
• and
• applying an insulative waterproof shell upon the sealing member around a front opening of the mating cavity.