Patent ID: 6629849
Filing Date: 2003-10-07
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A board to board electrical connector couple for electrically connecting two circuit substrates, comprising:a plug connector comprising a housing and a plurality of first and second terminals, the housing defining a cutout and a slot in communication with the cutout and therefore forming first and second side walls, the first and second terminals being received in inner sides of the first and second side walls respectively; and a receptacle connector comprising a housing and a plurality of terminals received in the housing, a protruding wall extending front the housing and being received in the slot of the plug connector; wherein the cutout of the plug connector provides access for the protruding wall of the receptacle connector to extend into the slot of the plug connector during rotatable mating of the plug connector with the receptacle connector; wherein the protruding wall of the receptacle connector defines first and second passages and a cutout in communication with the second passages, the cutouts of the plug connector and those of the receptacle connector being opposite to each other.