Plug connector with improved cable arrangement and having retaining arrangement securely retaining mating substrate therein

A plug connector for mating with a complementary connector, comprising:

• a housing comprising a front housing defining a mating interface and a L-shape rear housing, said mating interface comprising a pair of tongue sections and an opening defined between the tongue sections;
• a printed circuit board received in the housing and having a plurality of electrical pads formed thereon, the printed circuit board defining a mating portion accessible from the mating interface and parallel to the pair of tongue sections;
• a cable with a plurality of conductors electrically attached to corresponding electrical pads of the printed circuit board;
• a fastening element securely anchored to the housing and having at least one column post extending through the printed circuit board;
• and
• a latch stamped and formed from a metallic plate, said latch comprising a retaining portion, a pair of locking portions extending upwardly and backwardly from the retaining portion, a generally horizontal pressing portion and an inclined supporting portion slantwise extending from the pressing portion;
• wherein the rear housing piece comprises a horizontal and rectangular first portion, a vertical and rectangular second portion, and a bending portion connecting the first portion to the second portion;
• wherein the second portion comprises a transverse slot on the front surface thereof to communicate with the upper surface of the first portion of the rear housing piece;
• wherein the inclined supporting portion has a curved edge at a free end thereof, and said curved edge extending into the transverse slot of the rear housing.