Electrical connector with fastening nut supportably held by metallic shell

An electrical connector comprising:

• an insulative housing including an elongated base with a main body and two opposite end sections at two opposite ends of the main body in a lengthwise direction;
• each of the end sections forming a receiving cavity therein;
• each of said end sections defining opposite top face and bottom face in a vertical direction perpendicular to the lengthwise direction, and opposite front face and rear face in a front-to-back direction perpendicular to both the lengthwise direction and the vertical direction;
• a metallic shell attached upon the housing and including a base to cover the top face of each of said enc sections, a pair of fixing tabs extending downwardly around two opposite ends of the base in the vertical direction;
• and
• a pair of fastening nuts snugly received within the corresponding receiving cavities and engaged with the corresponding fixing tab, respectively;
• wherein
• in each of the end sections, an opening is formed in the front face to allow the corresponding fastening nut to be rearwardly inserted into the corresponding receiving cavity in a front-to-back direction via said opening;
• wherein
• the shell does not block or cover the opening in the front face.

An electrical connector comprising:

• an insulative housing including an elongated base with a main body and two opposite end sections at two opposite ends of the main body in a lengthwise direction;
• each of the end sections forming a receiving cavity therein;
• each of said end sections defining opposite top face and bottom face in a vertical direction perpendicular to the lengthwise direction, and opposite front face and rear face in a front-to-back direction perpendicular to both the lengthwise direction and the vertical direction;
• a metallic shell attached upon the housing and including a base to cover the top face of each of said enc sections, a pair of fixing tabs extending downwardly from two opposite ends of the base;
• and
• a pair of fastening nuts snugly received within the corresponding receiving cavities, respectively;
• wherein
• each of said fixing tabs has a pair of bosses, and an engagement side of the corresponding fastening nut is located therebetween.