Electrical receptacle connector with shell

An electrical connector assembly comprising:

• an insulative housing essentially defining essentially a lying T-shaped cross-section including a horizontal mating tongue and a vertical rear wall;
• a plurality of contacts disposed in the housing;
• a metallic shell enclosing said housing and cooperating with the mating tongue to define a mating port therein and cooperating with the rear wall to retain the shell to the housing;
• and
• each of said contacts defining a contacting portion extending into the mating port around the mating tongue and a mounting portion extending horizontally and rearwardly out of the rear wall;
• wherein
• the shell includes a rear portion including a vertical section forwardly confronting and closely, in a horizontal direction, covering the rear wall, and a horizontal section extending rearwardly from the vertical section to closely, in a vertical direction, cover the mounting portions;
• wherein the vertical section is essentially parallel to the rear wall while the horizontal section is essentially perpendicular to the rear wall.

An electrical connector assembly comprising:

• an insulative housing essentially defining essentially a lying T-shaped cross-section including a horizontal mating tongue and a vertical rear wall;
• a plurality of contacts disposed in the housing with thereof corresponding mounting portions exposed rearwardly outside of the vertical rear wall;
• a metallic shell enclosing said housing and cooperating with the mating tongue to define a mating port therein and cooperating with the rear wall to retain the shell to the housing;
• and
• the shell defines a cutout around a rear edge thereof to receive an upward protrusion of the rear wall so as to prevent forward and sideward movement of the rearward relative to the shell, and the shell further includes a rear plate bent from a side wall of the shell to abut against an exterior face of the rear wall of the housing so as to prevent a rearward movement of the housing relative to the shell;
• wherein
• a shielding plate extend horizontally and rearwardly from the rear plate to closely cover the mounting portions in a vertical direction, and said shielding plate is essentially perpendicular to the rear wall.