Patent ID: 9368891
Filing Date: 2016-06-14
CPC Classification: H01R

Claim Text:
1. An electrical connector comprising: a first connector including a first housing that has an insulating wall with an outer frame, the insulating wall forming an internal area of the first housing, and a first contact that is a conductive member extending from the wall toward an exterior of the first housing; and a second connector including a second housing that has an insulating wall at least partially disposed within the internal area of the first housing, and a second contact that is a conductive member extending from the wall of the second housing toward an exterior of the second housing, wherein: the first housing and the second housing are engaged with each other to electrically connect the first contact with the second contact; either one of the first connector or the second connector is mounted on a substrate permitting a fitting member to be inserted therein to maintain an engagement with an other connector, and formed with a through hole that permits the inserted fitting member to be pulled out when the engagement is released; and the other connector comprises: a receiver that is provided at a location corresponding to the fitting member inserted in the through hole when the one connector and the other connector are engaged with each other, and receives, in an inner space via an opening, a catching member to be fitted with the inserted fitting member; and a holder that holds the catching member received in the receiver by blocking off the opening of the receiver, and is formed with an receiving hole permitting the fitting member inserted in the through hole to reach the inner space, and to be fitted with the catching member.