Patent ID: 6976853
Filing Date: 2005-12-20
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector comprising: a first connector having a plurality of substantially L-shaped first contact elements; a second connector having a plurality of second contact elements that are brought into contact with said first contact elements when said first and second connectors are plugged to each other in a plugging direction; at least one arranging section provided on said first connector and extending in both said plugging direction and a longitudinal direction that is perpendicular to said plugging direction so as to support said first contact elements thereon; at least one fitting cavity provided on said second connector and extending backwardly in said plugging direction and in said longitudinal direction so as to support said second contact elements on a wall thereof at positions corresponding to those of said first contact elements; a plurality of first projections and recesses provided along on a first longitudinal side wall and an second longitudinal side wall opposite to the first longitudinal side wall of said arranging section in said longitudinal direction, with each of said first contact elements being disposed adjacent to or in contact with a side wall of each of said first projections to form a larger projection; and a plurality of second projections and recesses provided on said wall of said fitting cavity so as to mesh with said first projections and recesses, with said first contact elements being held between said first and second projections within said second recesses, when said first and second connectors are plugged to each other.