A connector is provided which includes a housing, a terminal installed in the housing, and a shell covering at least a portion of the housing. A top plate part of the shell includes a cantilevered latch member, which is a plate spring shaped single latch member formed by cutting and raising the central part in the width direction of the top plate part. The latch member includes a pair of latch claws formed by folding both the right and left ends of the latch member.