Connector having a simple structure assuring a stable mounting operation

Claim 1

A connector to be mounted to a board, said connector comprising: a contact having an angled portion; a housing which comprises a fitting portion and which fixedly holds said contact; and a conductive shell including a front shell covering said fitting portion and a back shell covering said angled portion; wherein said front shell comprises at least one terminal to be connected to said board, and at least one fixing portion having an insertion hole for a screw, and wherein said back shell comprises at least one terminal to be connected to said board, and at least one fixed portion which faces said at least one fixing portion; wherein said at least one fixed portion comprises a tap portion, and said front and said back shells are fixed to said housing by said screw, which is screwed through said insertion hole into said tap portion; wherein said front shell further comprises a contacting portion which connects said front shell and said back shell and which comprises two groups of contacting pieces, and wherein at least one of the contacting pieces is engaged with a corresponding at least one said fixed portion; and wherein said back shell further comprises a press-fit portion which is press-fitted between said two groups of contacting pieces.