Patent ID: 7938684

Claim:
An electrical connector having aligning means for mating with a docking connector having two docking portions extending from both sides thereof, the electrical connector comprising: an insulating body; a plurality of terminals provided on the insulating body, each terminal having a contacting portion; a lower casing provided at the bottom of the insulating body; and an aligning casing provided on the top of the insulating body corresponding to the lower casing for enclosing the insulating body, the vicinity of both sides of the aligning casing being respectively provided with an opening, one side edge of each opening being bent in an L-shape and extending to form a mounting pin with respect to the aligning casing, wherein the contacting portions of the terminals at least partially expose outside the aligning casing and facing the docking connector, wherein both sides of the aligning casing comprise a pair of extended portions having downwardly-bent side walls forming two opposing aligning portions, wherein the pair of extended portions extend forward for correspondingly aligning with the two docking portions of the docking connector; wherein the width between the both sides of the aligning casing is approximately larger than the width between both sides of the docking connector, wherein the length of each both side of the aligning casing is approximately greater than the length of the docking portions of the docking connector, and wherein the aligning portions of the aligning casing correspondingly cover and abut both sides of the docking connector.