Patent ID: 9680267
Date: 2017-06-13
CPC Classifications: H01R

Claim:
1. A connector mateable with a mating connector along a first direction, the mating connector having a plurality of first mating contacts and a plurality of second mating contacts, the connector comprising a plurality of first contacts, a plurality of second contacts and a housing which holds the first contacts and the second contacts, wherein: the first contacts have first contact portions which come into contact with the first mating contacts when the connector is mated with the mating connector; the second contacts have second contact portions which come into contact with the second mating contacts when the connector is mated with the mating connector; the housing has at least two long wall portions and at least one supporting portion; the long wall portions extend in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; the long wall portions are disposed apart from each other in a third direction perpendicular to both of the first direction and the second direction to form a slot between the two of the long wall portions; the supporting portion protrudes in the first direction from one of the long wall portions and has a plate-like shape extending in the second direction; the first contact portions are supported by the supporting portion; each of the first contact portions has two contact points located apart from each other in the third direction; and the second contact portions are located in the slot at least in part.