Electrical plug connector with spring latch and grounding tabs

A plug-type electrical connector for matingly plugging into a receptacle connector, comprising:

• a housing;
• a printed circuit board having a plurality of golden fingers adhering to a front end thereof, the printed circuit board being mounted in the housing with the golden fingers accessible for electrically engaging with corresponding terminals in the receptacle connector;
• an insert mountable to the housing;
• a conductive grounding clip mountable to the insert for electrically engaging with a grounding surface of the receptacle connector;
• and
• a spring latch mountable to the insert and made of a resilient material and having a lock engagable with an aperture of the receptacle connector to lock the plug-type electrical connector to the receptacle connector;
• wherein
• the grounding clip is formed in the shape of an elongate ring with a forward side of the ring bent downward in a hook to clamp onto a front of the insert and a rearward side of the ring bent up in an arch to contact the grounding surface of the receptacle connector;
• wherein
• the spring latch is elongate and has a hook-shaped forward end for clamping to a front of the insert;
• wherein
• the spring latch is made of a plastic material.